Canary Islands
The Canary Islands (Spain ) are a Spanish archipelago which, in turn, forms one of the Spanish Autonomous Communities and an Outermost Region of the European Union. The archipelago is located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the disputed border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The sea currents which depart from Canary's coasts used to lead ships away to America.
The status of capital city is shared by the cities of Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Las Palmas de Canaria, which in turn are the capitals of the provinces of Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Las Palmas. The third largest city of the Canary Islands is San Cristóbal de La Laguna (City World Heritage Site) on the island of Tenerife
