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El Golfo lagoon, Canary Islands, Spain
Gran Canaria: Europe's miniature continent
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain Teide Peak, Canary Islands, Spain Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain Fuerteventura Island, Canary Islands, Spain Ferro Garajonay National Park, Canary Islands, Spain Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain
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Lanzarote floods: Torrential rain sweeps across Spanish Canary Island • Apr. 14, 2025, 3:23 AM ET (BBC)
Spain lawmakers approve underage migrant plan to relieve Canary Islands • Apr. 11, 2025, 5:08 AM ET (Straits Times)

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El Golfo lagoon, Canary Islands, Spain
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
Teide Peak, Canary Islands, Spain
Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
Fuerteventura Island, Canary Islands, Spain
Ferro
Garajonay National Park, Canary Islands, Spain
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain
Canary Islands, c. 1900
Gran Canaria: Europe's miniature continent
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