Canary Islands Map

Lanzarote, the northernmost and – together with Fuerteventura – also the easternmost of the Canary Islands, is located only 125 km (77 miles) from the African mainland. It is the fourth largest island of the archipelago and has an actual population of around 108.000 inhabitants. Its surface covers 846 sq. kilometres (326 sq. miles) and only 21 kilometres (13 miles) separate the west from the east coast at its widest point, which means that it can easily be crossed in short car journeys. Geographically, Lanzarote belongs to Macaronesia, a group of islands in the Atlantic including the Canary Islands as well as the archipelagos of Madeira, the Azores and Cape Verde.