La Palma
Banner o La Palma
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| Location | Atlantic Ocean |
| Coordinates | 28°40′N 17°52′W / 28.667°N 17.867°W |
| Archipelago | Canary Islands |
| Area | 706 km2 (272.6 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 2,426 m (7,959 ft) |
| Highest point | Roque de los Muchachos |
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| Autonomous Commonty | Canary Islands |
| Province | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| Largest settlement | Los Llanos de Aridane (pop. 21,145 (2011)) |
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| Population | 86,528[1] (as of 2008) |
| Density | 122 /km2 (316 /sq mi) |
La Palma (Spainyie pronunciation: [la ˈpalma]) is the maist north-wasterly o the Canary Islands, Africa. La Palma haes a aurie o 706 km2 makkin it the fift lairgest o the seiven main Canary Islands. The total population is aboot 86,000, o which 18,000 (2003 data) live in the caipital, Santa Cruz de La Palma an aboot 20,000 (2004 data) in Los Llanos de Aridane.
In 1815, the German geologist Leopold von Buch visitit the Canary Islands. It wis as a result o his visit tae La Palma an Tenerife where he visitit the Las Cañadas an Taburiente calderas, that the Spainyie wird for cauldron - "caldera" - wis introducit intae the Inglis leid geological vocabular. La Palma haes "Sister Ceety" status wi El Dorado Hills, Californie, Unitit States.
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Wikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae La Palma. |
- Offeecial Tourism Wabsteid
- Offeecial La Palma Wabsteid (Spainyie)
- La Palma - The official website of the Canary Islands
- La Palma's On-line Community with Tourist Information
- La Palma Tourist Guide (in English)
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