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Canary Islanders, or Canarians (Spanish: canarios), are the people of the Canary Islands, an autonomous community of Spain near the coast of Northwest Africa. The distinctive variety of the Spanish language spoken in the region is known as habla canaria (Canary speech) or the ( dialecto ) canario ( Canarian dialect ).
In the Museo de la Naturaleza y el Hombre (Santa Cruz de Tenerife) mummies of original inhabitants of the Canary Islands are displayed. In 1933, the largest Guanche necropolis of the Canary Islands was found, at Uchova in the municipality of San Miguel de Abona in the south of the island of Tenerife. This cemetery was almost completely looted ...
The Canary Islands have great natural attractions, climate and beaches make the islands a major tourist destination, being visited each year by about 12 million people (11,986,059 in 2007, noting 29% of Britons, 22% of Spanish (from outside the Canaries), and 21% of Germans).
Physical examination of the Guanche mummies of Tenerife found that they were quite tall. On average, the males stood 1.70 m (5.57 feet) and the females were 1.57 m (5.15 feet) in height. They were also generally of robust constitution. [7] The oldest mummified remains of the Canary Islands are from the 3rd century CE and were found on Tenerife. [8]
People from the Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (4 C, 2 P) Pages in category "People from the Canary Islands" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
More than 1,000 migrants from sub-Saharan countries arrived in Spain’s Canary Islands in 18 boats over the past three days, Spain’s marine rescue service said Monday. The archipelago off ...
Tenerife is the largest island of the Canary Islands archipelago, with a surface area of 2,034.38 km 2 (785 sq mi) [76] and has the longest coastline, amounting to 342 km (213 mi). [ 77 ]
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in the Canary Islands, Spain. [1] Since the Osorian shrew (Crocidura osorio) was proven to be actually a population of introduced European greater white-toothed shrew (C. russula) [2] the Canarian shrew, C. canariensis is believed to be the only surviving native terrestrial mammal of the archipelago, every other species now present having been ...