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Signal verified · updated 2026-09-03

Gran Canaria

The 'continent in miniature' of the Canary Islands: dunes, pine forests, volcanic monoliths and Las Palmas, the Canaries' largest city.

27.967° N15.600° W
site access marine
Gran Canaria Airport (LPA), Telde
Roque Nublo
Pico de las Nieves viewpoint
Maspalomas lighthouse and dunes
Formation
volcanic shield with Miocene stratovolcano core; deeply eroded barrancos radiating from central peaks
Population
862,893
Water
Atlantic Ocean
Access
easy

Every required movement

The passage
to Gran Canaria.

Fly to Gran Canaria Airport (LPA); inter-island ferries from Tenerife, Fuerteventura and Lanzarote via the Port of Las Palmas and Agaete.

  1. 01
    Gran Canaria Airport (LPA), Telde

    Nearest recorded air access

    Schedule or condition may change · verify
  2. 02
    Water crossing

    Fred Olsen Express and Naviera Armas: Santa Cruz de Tenerife-Las Palmas/Agaete, Morro Jable (Fuerteventura)-Las Palmas; Trasmediterranea links to mainland Cadiz.

    Schedule or condition may change · verify
  3. 03
    Entry check

    Schengen rules (Spain).

    Schedule or condition may change · verify

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What the chart cannot hold

What becomes visible when you follow roque nublo beyond the familiar map?

Third-largest and second-most populous Canary island, famed for packing desert dunes, laurel forest, high volcanic peaks and long beaches into 1,560 km2. Tourism dominates the south (Maspalomas, Puerto Rico, Puerto de Mogan) while Las Palmas in the northeast is a major Atlantic port city.

Home to the indigenous Canarii; conquered by Castile 1478-1483; key Atlantic provisioning stop for the Americas trade; repelled English and Dutch attacks; core of the Canaries autonomous community since 1982.

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The useful
details.

Coordinates
27.97° N · 15.60° W
Sovereignty
Spain · part of country
Nearest mainland
Morocco/Western Sahara coast (~210 km east)
Best recorded window
Year-round; September-November warmest seas.
Permits / entry
Schengen rules (Spain).
Languages
Spanish

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