La Palma

This article discusses one of the Canary Islands. For other similar names, see Palma.

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La Palma, a Spanish island, is one of the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean off Africa. It is located at .

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La Palma is one of the Canary Islands, with an area of 706 km?. Total population is about 85,000, of which 18,000 (2003 data) live in the capital, Santa Cruz de la Palma.

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Its geography is a result of the volcanic building of the island. The highest peaks reach about 2.4 km from the sea level and additional more than 3 km below sea level. The northern part of La Palma is dominated by the Caldera de Taburiente, which, with a width of 9 km and a depth of 1.5 m, is surrounded by the Cumbre Vieja, a ring of mountains from 1.6 km to 2.4 km in height. Only the deep canyon Barranco de las Angustias leads into inner area of the caldera which is a national park. It can be reached only by hiking. The outer slopes are cut by numerous gorges which run from 2 km down to the sea. Today only few of this carry water due to the water tunnels.

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