Graciosa, Canary Islands
La Graciosa is the smallest inhabited island of the politically Spanish owned Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean.
History
The Norman navigator Jean de Bethencourt baptized 1402, the island of the Graceful.
Since 1986, La Graciosa is part of the natural park of the archipelago Chinijo north off Lanzarote. An area in the north of the island, away from the harbor in the south, is still used as a landfill.
La Graciosa is administered by the municipality of Teguise on Lanzarote. However, the residents set for some time to ensure that La Graciosa is recognized as an eighth of the Canary Islands, as you so far speaks only of the seven main islands ..
Towns
The main town of Caleta del Sebo is the island with 653 inhabitants (as of January 2011), who live mainly from tourism and fishing. There is in the east of the island a second place called Pedro Barba (also Casas de Pedro Barba ), named after a adventurer who settled there and has proclaimed King of the Canary Islands. This place consists exclusively of holiday homes on the other Canary Islands residents, is accessible and mostly inhabited only during the summer months only by boat or on slopes of Caleta del Sebo. On La Graciosa just some SUVs locals are allowed. There are no paved roads.
Part of the port of Caleta del Sebo
Playa de Las Conchas
Pedro Barba from west
Riverside path of Pedro Barba
Geography
Graciosa has an area ratio of 0.39 percent of the total area of all the Canary Islands with 29.05 square kilometers ..
The Mediterranean - subtropical climate on La Graciosa is pleasant throughout the year, with temperatures of about 28 ° C in summer. In the winter months is to be expected with stormy wind and rain, and the temperatures at night can drop to about 15 ° C. During the day it remains mild at 20 ° C to 25 ° C. There is no fresh water springs on the island, must therefore drinking water by pipeline under the River, which is only slightly more than a kilometer wide strait between La Graciosa and Lanzarote, or to be brought by a tanker.
On the barren island thrive Eispflanzen as Barilla, Aulaga ( Launaea arborescens ) and other gray-green plants. The only roads are dirt tracks. The highest elevations are Agujas Las Grandes (266 m) and Las Chicas Agujas (257 m ) in the center of the island. In the north of the Montaña Bermeja is located at 157 meters, which is about 600 meters long, white sandy beach of Playa de Las Conchas is located at the foot with dangerous currents. About two miles away is the beach Playa Lambra. In the southwest of Montaña made up of yellow and red tuffs Amarilla is located. With height of 172 meters it is partially cut off from the sea. There are two small but fit for bathing beaches Playa de la Cocina and Playa Francesa on his foot. Near Caleta del Sebo, in the island's interior, the Montaña del Mojon is located 188 meters above sea level and an approximately 70 -meter-deep crater.