Fuerteventura
Flag of Fuerteventura
Geography
Location	Atlantic Ocean
Coordinates	28°20′N, 14°1′W
Archipelago	Canary Islands
Area	1,660 km²
Highest point	Mount Jandia 807 m
Administration
Spain
Autonomous Community	Canary Islands
Province	Las Palmas
Largest city	Puerto del Rosario (28,357)
Demographics
Population	74,983 (as of 2003)
Density	45

Morro Jable

Fuerteventura, a Spanish island, is one of the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa. It is situated at 28°20' north, 14°00' west. At 1,660 km² it is also the second largest of the islands. Image File history File links Flag_of_Fuerteventura. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Anthem: Arrorró Capital Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Santa Cruz de Tenerife Official language(s) Spanish Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 13th  7,447 km²  1. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Autonomous communities of Spain. ... Anthem: Arrorró Capital Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Santa Cruz de Tenerife Official language(s) Spanish Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 13th  7,447 km²  1. ... In addition to its seventeen autonomous communities, Spain is divided into fifty provinces. ... Categories: Spain geography stubs | Canary Islands | Provinces of Spain ... Puerto del Rosario is a Canarian municipality in the northern portion of the island of Fuerteventura in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1536 pixels, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1536 pixels, file size: 1. ... Anthem: Arrorró Capital Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Santa Cruz de Tenerife Official language(s) Spanish Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 13th  7,447 km²  1. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ...

History

The first settlers are believed to have arrived here from North Africa - the word Mahorero (Majorero) or Maho is still used today to describe the people of Fuerteventura and comes from the ancient word 'mahos' meaning a type of goatskin shoe worn by the original inhabitants. They lived in caves and semi-subterranean dwellings, a few of which have been discovered and excavated revealing relics of early tools and pottery. In antiquity, the island was known as Planaria, among other names, in reference to the flatness of most of its landscape.

In the 11th century BC, the Phoenician settlers arrived in Fuerteventura and Lanzarote. In 850 BC, the island was mentioned by Homer in the Odyssey, the Canary Islands as Insulae Fortunatae. David and Saul (1885) by Julius Kronberg. ... Phoenicia (or Phenicia ,[1] from Biblical Phenice [1]) was an ancient civilization centered in the north of ancient Canaan, with its heartland along the coast of modern day Lebanon and Syria. ... Centuries: 10th century BC - 9th century BC - 8th century BC Decades: 900s BC 890s BC 880s BC 870s BC 860s BC - 850s BC - 840s BC 830s BC 820s BC 810s BC 800s BC Years: 859 BC 858 BC 857 BC 856 BC 855 BC 854 BC 853 BC 852 BC... For other uses, see Homer (disambiguation). ... Beginning of the Odyssey For other uses, see Odyssey (disambiguation). ...

Several Spanish and Portuguese expeditions occurred in about 1340 around the island and the island were inhabited by Maurs and were afflicted with European slave holders. Events Europe has about 74 million inhabitants. ...

In 1405, the French conqueror Jean de Bethencourt took the island and gave his name to the former capital, Betancuria, on the west coast (Puerto Rosario took over the mantle as island capital in 1835). The name of the island itself is believed to have come from Bethencourt's exclamation "Que forte aventure!" ("What a grand adventure"). A less romantic explanation is that the name simply means "strong wind". Events May 29 - Ralph Neville, Earl of Westmoreland, meets Archbishop Richard Scrope of York and Earl of Norfolk Thomas Mowbray in Shipton Moor, tricks them to send their rebellious army home and then imprisons them June 8 - Archbishop Richard Scrope of York and Thomas Mowbray, Earl of Norfolk, executed in... A Norman explorer who, in 1402, led an expedition to the Canary Islands, landing first on the north side of Lanzarote. ... Betancuria is a Canarian municipality in the northern portion of the island of Fuerteventura in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands The population is 721 (ISTAC, 2003), its density is 6. ...

In 1852, the free trade zone was extended by Isabella II to the Canary Islands. The military rule over the island which began from 1708 dissolved in 1859 and Puerto de Cabras (now Puerto del Rosario) became entirely the new capital. 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Isabella II (October 10, 1830 – April 10, 1904), Isabel II in Spanish, was Queen regnant of Spain (Queen of the Spains officially from August 13, 1836, Isabella II the queen of Castile, Leon, Aragon,...) She was born in Madrid, and was the eldest daughter of Ferdinand VII, king of Spain... // Events March 23 - James Francis Edward Stuart lands at the Firth of Forth July 1 - Tewoflos becomes Emperor of Ethiopia September 28 - Peter the Great defeats the Swedes at the Battle of Lesnaya Kandahar conquered by Mir Wais In Masuria one third of the population die during the plague J... Year 1859 (MDCCCLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

Ajuy beach

The Canary Islands obtained the right to self-govern in 1912. Image File history File links Fuerteventura beach, Canary Islands Author: Fab Source: de wiki File links The following pages link to this file: Fuerteventura Ajuy ... Image File history File links Fuerteventura beach, Canary Islands Author: Fab Source: de wiki File links The following pages link to this file: Fuerteventura Ajuy ... Ajuy Beach Ajuy is a small remote fishing village in the west coast of Fuerteventura. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

In 1927, Fuerteventura and Lanzarote became part of the province of Gran Canaria. Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lanzarote is also the title of a novella by Michel Houellebecq, translated into English by Frank Wynne. ... Gran Canaria, rarely Grand Canary (archaic), is the third largest island of the Canary Islands, an archipelago located in the Atlantic Ocean 210 km from the northwest coast of Africa and belonging to Spain. ...

By the 1940s the island had an airport (just west of Puerto del Rosario on the road to Tindaya, still visible today). Puerto del Rosario is a Canarian municipality in the northern portion of the island of Fuerteventura in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands. ...

Tourism arrived in the mid-1960s with the building of the present airport at El Mattoral and the first tourist hotels. El Mattoral Airport serves the island of Fuerteventura and is situated near the capital Puerto del Rosario. ...

The seat of the island government (cabildo insular) is in Puerto del Rosario. A total of 74,983 people (2003) live on the island. Puerto del Rosario is a Canarian municipality in the northern portion of the island of Fuerteventura in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands. ...

Since the island is close to Africa, many illegal African immigrants try to enter the European Union through it, by a dangerous boat trip from Morocco. A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ...

Geography

The elongated island has an area of 1660 km². The island is 100 km long from and 31 km wide. To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here areas between 1,000 km² and 10,000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ...

It is part of the province of Las Palmas. It is divided into six municipalities: Categories: Spain geography stubs | Canary Islands | Provinces of Spain ... This is a list of the municipalities in the province of Las Palmas in the autonomous community of the Canary Islands, Spain. ...

• Antigua
• Betancuria
• La Oliva
• Pájara
• Puerto del Rosario
• Tuineje

100 individual settlements are distributed through these municipalities. A nearby islet, Islote de Lobos, is part of the municipality of La Oliva. Betancuria is a Canarian municipality in the northern portion of the island of Fuerteventura in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands The population is 721 (ISTAC, 2003), its density is 6. ... La Oliva is a Canarian municipality in the northern portion of the island of Fuerteventura in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands The population is 14,042 (ISTAC, 2003), its density is 39. ... Pájara is a Canarian municipality in the central and the eastern portion of the island of Fuerteventura in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands The population is 16,279 (ISTAC, 2003), its density is 42. ... Puerto del Rosario is a Canarian municipality in the northern portion of the island of Fuerteventura in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands. ... Tuineje (Spanish meaning ancient) is a Canarian municipality in the central and the eastern portion of the island of Fuerteventura in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands The population is 11,261 (ISTAC, 2003), its density is 40. ... Islote de Lobos or Lobos Island[1] is an island of the Canary Islands. ... La Oliva is a Canarian municipality in the northern portion of the island of Fuerteventura in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands The population is 14,042 (ISTAC, 2003), its density is 39. ...

Located just 100 kilometres off the coast of North Africa, it is the second biggest of the islands, after Tenerife, and has the longest beaches in the archipelago. The island is a paradise for sun, beach and watersports enthusiasts.  Northern Africa (UN subregion)  geographic, including above North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, separated by the Sahara from Sub-Saharan Africa. ... Flag of Tenerife Tenerife in the Canary Islands chain. ...

The island is on the same latitude as Florida and Mexico and temperatures here rarely fall below 18°C or rise above 24°C. There are no fewer than 152 beaches along its coastline - 50 kilometres of fine, white sand and 25 kilometres of black volcanic shingle. Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami metropolitan area Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²)  - Width 361 miles (582 km)  - Length 447 miles (721 km)  - % water 17. ...

Geology

Fuerteventura is the oldest island in the Canary Islands dating back 20 million years to a volcanic eruption from the Canary hotspot. The majority of the island was created about 5 million years ago and since then eroded by wind and weather. On the seabed off the west coast of the island rests a block of rock 22km long and 11km wide, which appears to have slid off the island largely intact at some point in prehistory, similar to the predicted future collapse of Cumbre Vieja, a geological fault on the neighboring island, La Palma. The last volcanic activity in Fuerteventura was between 4,000 to 5,000 years ago. The Canary hotspot is marked 18 on map The Canary hotspot is a volcanic hotspot located at the Canary Islands off the north-western coast of Africa. ... Cumbre Vieja (Spanish: Old Summit) is a volcanic ridge on the island of La Palma in Spains Canary Islands. ... This article is about one of the Canary Islands. ...

The highest point in Fuerteventura is Mount Jandía (807 m) in the southwestern part of the island. Geographical features include Istmo de la Pared which is 5 km wide and is the narrowest part of Fuerteventura. The island is divided into two parts, the northern portion which is Maxorata and the southwestern part called the Jandía peninsula. The island is the least settled in the Canary Islands. View of the Morro Jable Beach Jandía is an area and a peninsula covering the whole southwestern part of the island of Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands forming the westernmost and the southernmost points on the island and is mainly mountainous and rocky and has less vegetation including palm...

Climate

El Cotillo Beach, northwest.

The climate on the island throughout the year is pleasant. The island is also called the island of eternal springs. The sea adjusts the temperature making the hot Sahara winds blow away from the island of Fuerteventura. The island's name in English translates as "strong wind". During the winter months, temperatures average a high of 21°C and a low of around 15°C, whereas during the summer a mean high of 27°C and a low of 20°C can be expected. Precipitation is about 147 mm per annum, most of which falls in the winter. The sandstorm known as the scirocco, Leveche in Spain blows to the southwest from the Sahara desert causing high temperatures and low visibility and drying air. Temperatures during this phenomenon rise by 10 degrees Celsius. The wind brings in fine white sand, visibility drops to about 100 to 200 m or lower, and also African locusts. The local inhabitants call this phenomenon the "Calima". Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... This article is about the Mediterranean wind. ... Desert locust Nymph of Locust Schistocera americana with distinct wing-rudiments Locust nymph from the Philippines Egyptian grasshopper Anacridium aegyptum Locust from the 1915 Locust Plague For other uses, see Locust (disambiguation). ... Fine dust/sand blown over the Atlantic Ocean from the Morroccan Sahara Desert to the Canary Islands. ...

Economy

Fuerteventura Coastline

The main economy on Fuerteventura is based on tourism; other main industries are fishing, agriculture (cereals and vegetables), and businesses. Primary tourist areas are around the existing towns of Corralejo in the north and Morro Jable in Jandia, plus the purely tourist development at Caleta de Fuste south of Puerto del Rosario. Image File history File links File links The following pages link to this file: Fuerteventura ... Image File history File links File links The following pages link to this file: Fuerteventura ... The town and resort of Corralejo is located on the northern tip of Fuerteventura, facing the small islet of Lobos (Islote de Lobos). ... View of the Morro Jable Beach Jandía is an area and a peninsula covering the whole southwestern part of the island of Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands forming the westernmost and the southernmost points on the island and is mainly mountainous and rocky and has less vegetation including palm... Photograph of Antigua taken from space Caleta de Fueste is the largest community in the municipality of Antigua, Las Palmas, Spain on the island of Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands. ... Puerto del Rosario is a Canarian municipality in the northern portion of the island of Fuerteventura in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands. ...

Majorero cheese is locally made from the milk of the indigenous majorera goat. Majorero (pronounced ma-HOR-ero) is a goat milk cheese from Spain. ... The cabra majorera or Fuerteventura goat is a species of dairy goat native to the Canary Islands. ...

Tourism

The first tourist hotel was built here in 1965 followed by the construction of the airport at El Mattoral, heralding the dawn of a new era for the island. Fuerteventura, with its 3,000 sunshine hours a year, was placed firmly on the world stage as a major European holiday destination. El Mattoral Airport serves the island of Fuerteventura and is situated near the capital Puerto del Rosario. ...

The summer Trade Winds and winter swells of the Atlantic make this a year-round surfers' paradise. Sailors, scuba divers and big game fishermen are all drawn to these clear blue Atlantic waters where whales, dolphins, marlin and turtles are all common sights.

Much of the interior, with its large plains, lavascapes and volcanic mountains, consists of protected areas which can be best be explored in a 4x4 or (for the more daring) with a cross-country motorbike.

Mountaintop of Cardón (619 m), view from the west

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Flag

The flag color of Fuerteventura is green on the left and white on the right.

Sites of interest

The sites of interest includes Corralejo and El Jable to the north which are made up of fine sand dunes, the south is filled with long beaches and remote bays. The constant winds blowing the beaches make the paradise for windsurfing. Surfing is common in the west and north coast where there are large waves. Windsurfing is common around Corralejo or Playas de Sotavento, wave sailing (windsurfing in waves) at the coast along the northern half of the island. The town and resort of Corralejo is located on the northern tip of Fuerteventura, facing the small islet of Lobos (Islote de Lobos). ... This article is about the sand formations, for other meanings see Dune (disambiguation) Mesquite Flat Dunes in Death Valley National Park In physical geography, a dune is a hill of sand built by eolian (wind-related) processes. ... A windsurfer with modern gear tilts the rig and carves the board to perform a planing gybe (downwind turn) close to shore in Maui, Hawaii, one of the popular destinations for windsurfing. ... For other uses, see Surfing (disambiguation). ...

At Cofete on the western side of Jandía a remote and imposing house - Villa Winter - looks out to sea across wide and generally empty beaches. It was reputedly built by a Herr Winter on land given by Generalissimo Franco. Cofete is a small village in the western part of the Jandia peninsula in Fuerteventura. ... Villa Winter is a villa located in the area around Cofete, Canary Islands, in front of the mountain range of Jandía and in the peninsula on the southwestern part of the island of Fuerteventura. ... “Franco” redirects here. ...

In January 18, 1994, the luxury liner SS America (once was USS Westpoint) was beached in Playa de Garcey during a storm. is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... The SS America was an ocean liner built in 1940 for the United States Lines. ...

External links

• News and Information about Fuerteventura
• Beaches on Fuerteventura
• Information and news about Fuerteventura in several languages
• Places to visit on Fuerteventura, in English
• Panoramic views on Fuerteventura

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Arrecife • Antigua • Betancuria • La Oliva • Pájara • Puerto del Rosario • Tuineje

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Islands	Main    Fuerteventura · Gran Canaria · La Gomera · El Hierro · Lanzarote · La Palma · Tenerife Other   Alegranza · Graciosa · Lobos · Montaña Clara · Roque del Este · Roque del Oeste
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