Iziqithi zaseCanary liqela leziqithi xa uphuma ngonxweme lwaseMorocco. Yindawo yabahlali baseSpain abazimeleyo (bazenzela imithetho yabo). Zisixhenxe ezona ziqithi zinkulu kule ndawo. Abantu abahlala phaya bathetha iSipanish. Le ndawo izimeleyo innoondlunkulu bezixekoababini, kunjalo nje bayalingana ngomgangatho. I-Santa Cruz de Tenerife kunye ne-Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, njengezinye iziqithi zaseMacaronesia, zazenziwe ludubulo mhlaba olubizwa ngokuba ziivolcanoes ngaphantsi kolwandle. Ezi volcanoes zikhula kancinane zithe chu de zigqi ngaphezu kwamanzi zide zibe ziziqithi. Le nkqubo ithatha amawaka-ngamawaka eminyaka.