Graciosa, Canary Islands
Graciosa Island or commonly La Graciosa (; Spanish for "graceful") is a volcanic island in the Canary Islands of Spain, located north of Lanzarote across the Strait of El Río. It was formed by the Canary hotspot. The island is part of the Chinijo Archipelago and the Chinijo Archipelago Natural Park ("Parque Natural del Archipiélago Chinijo"). It is administrated by the municipality of Teguise. In 2018 La Graciosa officially became the eighth Canary Island. Before then, the island had the status of an islet, administratively dependent on the island of Lanzarote. The only two settlements on the island  are Caleta de Sebo in the southeastern part of the island and summer-residence Casas de Pedro Barba. The population is about 700. Tourism is the main industry along with fishing. Every year, tourists flock to the island for its tempered climate and its sandy volcanic coasts. The island has a school, lyceum, post office, supermarkets, medical center, pharmacy, a Bankia bank branch, port, beaches, bar-restaurants and a square. Streets and roads on La Graciosa are unpaved sand. Motor vehicles are strictly limited to a handful of licensed vehicles for special purposes. Access to the island is by a  25-minute ferry crossing from Órzola on Lanzarote to the harbour in the village. There is a campsite on the island situated on Playa del Salado at the western edge of Caleta del Sebo. Geographical features. The island is extremely arid and entirely made up of bushes and dry soil. Its length is and the width is , with an area of . There are no natural water sources on the island; desalinated water has been piped directly from neighbouring Lanzarote since 2001. There are several isolated hills on the island, the tallest of which is Agujas Grandes, rising to . The second -tallest is Agujas Chicas at . Playa de la Cocina is a well known beach in the southwestern part of the island.