The Teide volcano on Tenerife is the highest mountain in Spain's territories, and the third largest volcano on Earth. Lanzarote, Fuerteventura Island, and six islets form the eastern group, which surmounts a single submarine plateau, the Canary Ridge, that rises about 4,500 feet (1,400 meters) from the ocean floor. These islands rise to over 4,000 feet (1,200 meters) at their highest points, with Teide Peak on Tenerife reaching 12,198 feet (3,718 meters), the highest point on Spanish soil. This group consists of mountain peaks that rise directly from the deep ocean floor.
The islands of Tenerife, Gran Canaria, La Palma, La Gomera, and Ferro islands make up the western group. The Canary Islands were formed by volcanic eruptions millions of years ago, and consist of two groups a western and an eastern group. Macaronesia consists of the four archipelagos of Azores, Madeira, Cape Verde, and the Canary Islands. The Canary Islands are included in the Macaronesia ecoregion, which consist of several groups of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean near Europe and North Africa belonging politically to the three countries of Portugal, Spain, and Cape Verde. The status of capital city is shared by the two cities of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The autonomous community of the Canary Islands was established by the Statute of Autonomy of August 10, 1982. An archipelago consisting of seven major islands, one minor island, and several small islets, all of volcanic origin, they belong to the Macaronesia ecoregion, which also contains the islands of Azores, Madeira, and Cape Verde.
The Canary Islands, though politically a part of Spain, are only 67 miles from the coast of Morocco on the African mainland. And Peninsulares), 14.3% foreign nationals, mainly Germans, British
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