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Encyclopedia Britannica



LANZAROTE

This article appears in Volume V16, Page 188 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: KRO-LAP
LANZAROTE , an
island
  in the Atlantic Ocean, forming part of the Spanish archipelago of the
Canary
  Islands (q.v.). Pop. (1900) 17,546; area, 326 sq. m. Lanzarote, the most easterly of the Canaries, has a length of 31 M. and a breadth varying from 5 to to m. It is naked and mountainous, bearing every-where marks of its volcanic origin. Montana Blanca, the highest point (2000 ft.), is cultivated to the summit. In 1730 the
appearance
  of half the
island
  was altered by a volcanic outburst. Aviolent
earthquake
  preceded the catastrophe, by which nine villages were destroyed. In 1825 another volcanic eruption took place accompanied by earthquakes, and two hills were thrown up. The port of Naos on the
south
 -
east
  of the island affords safe anchorage. It is protected by two forts. A short distance inland is the town of Arrecife (pop. 3082). The climate is hot and dry. There is only a single
spring
  of fresh water on the island, and that in a position difficult of access. From the total failure of water the inhabitants were once compelled to abandon the island. Dromedaries are used as beasts of burden. Teguise (pop. 3786), on the north-west
coast
 , is the residence of the local authorities. A strait about 6 m. in width separates Lanzarote from Fuerteventura.
Graciosa, a small uninhabited island, is divided from the north-eastern extremity of Lanzarote by a channel 1 m. in width, which affords a capacious and safe harbour for large ships; but basaltic cliffs, 15oo ft. high, prevent intercourse with the inhabited part of Lanzarote. A few persons reside on the little island Allegranza, a mass of lava and cinders ejected at various times from a now
extinct
 
volcano
 , the crater of which has still a well-defined edge.


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