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You can find all different kind of landscape in Gran Canaria. South of the island has warm climate year around. North part is more green and cliffy. City Las Palmas was chosen the best climate in the world. Year around 22 C. Inlands have even winter climate. Same day you can go to the south take a swim on the beach and after you can go to inlands, up on the mountain see the snow. It is very surrealistic! |
|  | Map of the island Gran Canaria is blessed with a wealth of natural resources, the most notable of these being the numerous and exquisite beaches of the island. Most of these beaches have white sand and some are completely unique in the world. Almost 60 of the 236 kilometres of Gran Canaria´s coastline consist of beaches of various descriptions, ranging from the impressive Maspalomas beach, where you can find 250 hectares of sand dunes right next to the sea, to the concealed and unspoilt beach of Güigüi, as well as the lively beach in the capital, namely the Las Canteras beach.
As a result of the temperate climate and agreeable temperatures of the bathing waters (ranging between 18ºC during winter months and 22ºC during the rest of the year) it is possible to enjoy the beaches throughout the year. |
Natural treasures of the Island Despite the fact that Gran Canaria is small it has an extraordinarily rich natural heritage. The uniqueness of its ecosystems, its flora and fauna - including species that are found only here - and its geology have prompted the public bodies of the Canary Islands, Spain and other international bodies to guarantee the conservation of these treasures. Consequently, Gran Canaria has 32 protected areas that occupy almost 43% of the surface area of the island. This means that, proportionally, the protected surface area is 8.2 times greater than that of all Spain (5.1%) and of the whole world (5.2%). | | |
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glennkasner Fri Sep 19, 2008 08:12 UTC
Great - Now you have me drooling for that great food! Nice pages- thanks for sharing | janomill Mon Jan 1, 2007 17:16 UTC
thank you, I'll try to visit this next week jan | globetrott Wed Sep 21, 2005 14:51 UTC
an interesting page ! I had no idea that hughe dunes like Dunes of Mas Palomas exist on Gran Canaria ! | Katmosphere Sat Sep 17, 2005 18:46 UTC
wow, what a gorgeous place :) Sure would like to see this place someday! |
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