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Fuerteventura

Fuerteventura
Islands information
NameFuerteventura
LocationAtlantic Ocean
ArchipelagoCanary Islands
Total islands7
Geography information
Area1660 km2 (640.9 mi)
Elevation2647.6 ft (807 m)
Highest pointPico de Jandía
Administration information
Spain
Autonomous CommunityCanary Islands
ProvinceLas Palmas
Largest cityPuerto del Rosario
Administration information
Population74983 as of 2003
Density45 km2

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Fuerteventura (-esfweɾteβenˈtuɾapron), 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 the second largest of the Canary Islands, after Tenerife. It was declared a biosphere reserve by UNESCO on May 26, 2009.


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