page_title: Gran Canaria
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Gran Canaria / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: Topographic map of the Gran Canaria Island (Canary Islands) Spain. Scale 1:50.000. Data of origin: Shuttle Radar Topography Mission [NASA]. 3 secs. of arc. Data of projection: UTM Map projection. WGS84 Ellipsoid. UTM zone 28N. Equidistance of curves: 50 m. Español: mapa topográfico de la isla de Gran Canaria (Islas Canarias) España. Escala 1:50.000. Datos de origen: Datos de la misión Shuttle Radar Topography Mission [NASA]. 3' de arco. Datos de proyección: Proyección UTM. Elipsoide WGS84. Zona UTM 28N. Equidistancia de curvas: 50 m.
context_page_description: Gran Canaria, also Grand Canary Island, is the second most populous of the Canary Islands, an archipelago off the Atlantic coast of Northwest Africa which is part of Spain. As of 2019 the island had a population of 851,231 that constitutes approximately 40% of the population of the archipelago.
  Gran Canaria is located in the Atlantic Ocean about 150 kilometres off the northwestern coast of Africa and about 1,350 km from Europe. With an area of 1,560 km² and an altitude of 1,956 m at Morro de la Agujereada, Gran Canaria is the third largest island of the archipelago in both area and altitude. Gran Canaria is also the third most populated island in Spain after Tenerife and Mallorca.
context_section_description: Gran Canaria is located in the Canary Islands archipelago southeast of Tenerife and west of Fuerteventura. The island is of volcanic origin, mostly made of fissure vents. It has a round shape, with a diameter of approximately 50 km (31 mi) and a surface area of 1,560 km² (600 sq mi). Gran Canaria's maximum elevation is 1,956 metres (6,417 ft) at Morro de la Agujereada, although the nearby Pico de las Nieves has traditionally been considered the island's tallest peak.
caption: Topography of Gran Canaria
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