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Encyclopedia Britannica



FUERTEVENTURA

This article appears in Volume V11, Page 287 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: FRA-GAE
FUERTEVENTURA , an
island
  in the
Atlantic
  Ocean, forming part of the Spanish archipelago of the
Canary
  Islands (q.v.). Pop. (1900) 11,669; area 665 sq. m. Fuerteventura lies between Lanzarote and Grand
Canary
 . It has a length of 52 m., and an
average
  width of 12 M. Though less mountainous than the other islands, its aspect is barren. There are only two springs of fresh water, and these are confined to one valley. Lava streams and other signs of volcanic action abound, but there has been no igneous activity since the Spaniards took possession. At each extremity of the
island
  are high mountains, which send off branches along the
coast
  so as to enclose a large arid plain. The highest
peak
  reaches 2500 ft. In external
appearance
 , climate and productions, Fuerteventura greatly resembles Lanzarote. An
interval
  of three years without rain has been known. Oliva (pop. 1900, 2464) is the largest town. A smaller place in the centre of the island named Betancuria (586) is the administrative
capital
 . Cabras (r000) on the eastern
coast
  is the
chief
  port. Dromedaries are bred here.


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