Gran Canaria

Summary

Gran Canaria is an island^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Gran Canaria is located in Las Palmas^[3].
• Gran Canaria is in the country of Spain^[4].
• Gran Canaria is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[5].
• Gran Canaria's instance of is recorded as island^[6].
• Gran Canaria's instance of is recorded as tourist destination^[7].
• Gran Canaria's flag is recorded as flag of Gran Canaria^[8].
• The location of Gran Canaria was Atlantic Ocean^[9].
• Gran Canaria is part of Canary Islands^[10].
• Gran Canaria's Commons category is recorded as Gran Canaria^[11].
• Gran Canaria's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00^[12].
• Gran Canaria's highest point is recorded as Pico de las Nieves^[13].
• Gran Canaria's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 27.958611111111, 'lon': -15.5925}^[14].
• Gran Canaria's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Canary Islands^[15].
• Gran Canaria's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gran Canaria^[16].
• Gran Canaria's Commons gallery is recorded as Gran Canaria^[17].
• Gran Canaria's streaming media URL is recorded as https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXqKk4WEhsE^[18].
• Gran Canaria has a population of {'amount': '+851231'}^[19].
• Gran Canaria has a population of {'amount': '+863943'}^[20].
• Gran Canaria's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[21].
• Gran Canaria's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[22].
• Gran Canaria's category for people born here is recorded as Q40668318^[23].
• Gran Canaria's category for people who died here is recorded as Q32653062^[24].
• Gran Canaria's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Gran Canaria'}^[25].
• Gran Canaria's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Gran Canaria^[26].
• Gran Canaria sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1956'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Gran Canaria is in the country of Spain^[4]. It is located in Las Palmas^[3]. It is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[5]. It is part of Canary Islands^[10].

Physical Characteristics

Gran Canaria covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1560'}^[28]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1956'}^[27]. Population counts include {'amount': '+851231'}^[19] and {'amount': '+863943'}^[20].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include island^[6] and tourist destination^[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Gran Canaria include Gran Canaria Airport^[29], an international airport^[30], in Spain^[31].

Why It Matters

Gran Canaria has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for it include Gran Canaria Airport^[29], an international airport^[30], in Spain^[31].