La Palma
One of the main islands of the Canary archipelago, Spain
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Summary
La Palma is a volcanic island[1].
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Santa Cruz de Tenerife Province[2]
- Country: Spain[3]
- Located in or next to body of water: Atlantic Ocean[4]
- Instance of: administrative territorial entity[5]
- Capital: Santa Cruz de La Palma[6]
- Official language: Spanish[7]
- Currency: euro[8]
- Location: Atlantic Ocean[9]
- Part of: Canary Islands[10]
- Highest point: Roque de los Muchachos[11]
- Located in/on physical feature: Canary Islands[12]
- Official website: http://www.cabildodelapalma.es[13]
- Population: 85,104[14], 86,194[15]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[16], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[17], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[19], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20], Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia[21]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Spanish[22]
- Demonym: palmero[23], palmera[24]
- Elevation above sea level: 2426 m[25]
- Area: 708.3 km²[26]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for La Palma include La Palma Airport[27], an airport[28], in Spain[29], founded in 1970[30] and Palmero cheese[31].
Why It Matters
Entities named for it include La Palma Airport[27], an airport[28], in Spain[29], founded in 1970[30] and Palmero cheese[31].