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Archipelago

    Atlantic OceanSpain

    29°20′N 13°30′W

    Chinijo Archipelago

    Part of Canary Islands

    The Chinijo Archipelago is a small group of islands located in the northeastern part of the Canary Islands. The archipelago includes the islets of Montaña Clara, Alegranza, La Graciosa, Roque del Este and Roque del Oeste, of which La Graciosa is the largest and only inhabited island.

    Canary Islands (Spain) - La Graciosa seen from Mirador Del Rio on Lanzarote.
    Canary Islands (Spain) - La Graciosa seen from Mirador Del Rio on Lanzarote.

    afrank99 / CC BY-SA 2.0

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    Overview

    The Chinijo Archipelago is a small group of islands located in the northeastern part of the Canary Islands. The archipelago includes the islets of Montaña Clara, Alegranza, La Graciosa, Roque del Este and Roque del Oeste, of which La Graciosa is the largest and only inhabited island. The term "Chinijo" is a local colloquial adjective meaning "small" reflecting the archipelago's reduced dimensions. The Chinijo Archipelago forms part of the national park Parque natural del Archipiélago established in 1986, and is part of a large marine reserve.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands2
    • Minor islands1
    • Islets2
    • Rocks & skerries25

    Major islands

    2
    • Graciosa

      Graciosa

      Area
      26.9 km²
      High point
      267 m

      Graciosa Island or commonly La Graciosa (Spanish: [la ɣɾaˈθjosa] ; locally [la ɣɾaˈsjosa] Spanish for "the graceful") is a volcanic island in the Canary Islands of Spain, located two kilometres (one nautical mile) north of Lanzarote across the Strait of El Río.

    • Alegranza

      Alegranza

      Area
      10.1 km²
      High point
      293 m

      Alegranza (Spanish pronunciation: [aleˈɣɾanθa]) is an uninhabited island in the Atlantic Ocean, located off the coast of Africa and is in the province of Las Palmas in the Canary Islands, Spain. It is the northernmost point in the Canary Islands, and part of the Chinijo Archipelago.

    Minor islands

    1

    Islets

    2
    • Roque del Este84 m · 0.06 km²
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.1 ha

    Rocks & skerries

    25
    • Roque del Oeste38 m · 0.02 km²
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    Comparative heights

    Sea level100 m200 m300 m293 mAlegranza267 mGraciosa255 mMontaña Clara84 mRoque del Este38 mRoque del Oeste
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.0000010.000010.00010.0010.010.1110100Graciosa: 26.9 km²GraciosaAlegranza: 10.1 km²AlegranzaMontaña Clara: 1.3 km²Montaña ClaraRoque del Este: 0.06 km²Roque del EsteRoque del Oeste: 0.02 km²Roque del OesteUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Graciosa26.9 km²
    Alegranza10.1 km²
    Montaña Clara1.3 km²
    Roque del Este0.06 km²
    Roque del Oeste0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
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    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs