Lanzarote Travel Guide
Travel to Lanzarote - Popular Volcanic Island
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Lanzarote is situated 128 kilometres off the coast of Africa and is the most easterly of the Canary Islands. Covering 845.9 square kilometres, the island is 60 kilometre long and 20 kilometre wide, making it the fourth largest island in the Canaries. The first recorded name for the island, given by Angelino Dulcert, was Insula de Lanzarotus Marocelus, after the Genoese navigator Lancelotto Malocello, from which the modern name is derived. The island's name in the native language was Titero(y)gaca, which may mean "the red mountains".
As with the other Canary Islands, Lanzarote is volcanic in origin. Due to the recent eruptions during the 18th and 19th Centuries, many parts of Lanzarote appear to be from another world, often described as 'lunar' or 'Martian'. Amongst the many stunning Volcanic features of Lanzarote is the longest Volcanic Tunnel in the world, the Atlantida Tunnel, which is over 7 kilometre long and includes the La Cueva de los Verdes and Jameos del Agua. Despite the Volcanic nature of the island, Lanzarote has several beautiful white beaches such as at Playa Blanca and Papagayo.
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