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2 unusual facts about Gran Canaria


Frederik Hviid

Frederik Carlo Hviid Köhler (born 9 November 1974 in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria) is a former long-distance freestyle and medley swimmer from Spain, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996.

Frogcircus

The band worked as a trio on what would become their next album, recorded in Berlin and Gran Canaria, with Stone acting as producer this time under his real name.


Canarina canariensis

Gran Canaria: Los Tiles de Moya, frequent in the laurel woods, very depleded in other localities near San Mateo, Santa Brigida, Pino Santo, Teror etc.

Caralluma burchardii

On the Canary Islands it is found on the islands of Fuerteventura, Lanzarote and Gran Canaria, the Tindaya mountains, and La Oliva with more on the Los Lobos Island and on Graciosa.

Gesnouinia arborea

In Gran Canaria found in Los Tiles de Moya, Barranco de la Virgen and Osorio, rare.

Gran Canaria giant rat

This rodent is known from Holocene fossil remains found at several places on the island of Gran Canaria, the youngest of which have been dated to shortly before the beginning of the Common Era.

Ibn Farrukh

He sailed from Kadesh in February 999 CE into the Atlantic, landed in Gando (Gran Canaria) visiting King Guanariga, and continued westward where he saw and named two islands, Capraria and Pluitana.

Ma Mère

Honoré shot the film on location on the island of Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain.

War of the Castilian Succession

At the beginning of 1478, the monarchs prepared two new expeditions from the port of Sanlúcar de Barrameda, one directed towards Elmina and the other, consisting of at least 35 ships, with the aim of conquering the island of Gran Canaria.


see also

Fuerzas Armadas Guanches

March 1977: Santiago Marrero Hernandez entered the Spanish Navy barracks at Isleta on Gran Canaria to steal weapons and was killed by guards.

Madrid–Barajas Airport

On 20 August 2008, Spanair Flight 5022 which was travelling to Gran Canaria, veered off to the right and into the ground while climbing immediately after lifting off from runway 36L at 14:45 local time.

Telde

The city is the oldest and the first capital of the island of Gran Canaria, founded before 1351.

Valsequillo

Valsequillo de Gran Canaria, a municipality on the island of Gran Canaria in the province of Las Palmas in the Canary Islands.