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A man has died and 27 others were injured after a bus carrying British tourists veered off a mountain road and crashed into a ravine in Spain’s Canary Islands.

About Canary Islands

• The Canary Islands are an archipelago located off the northwest coast of Africa in the Macaronesia region of the North Atlantic Ocean.
• Geographically, the archipelago is part of continental Africa, but politically and economically it is part of Europe.
• The archipelago is a Spanish territory and is its southernmost autonomous community. 
• It is approximately 100 km from Morocco and southwest of Spain.
• It is Macaronesia’s largest and most populated archipelago. 
• Some of the largest islands in the archipelago are Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, and Tenerife.
• Tenerife is the largest island, spanning 2,034 sq.km. It is the second-largest island in Spain and also Spain’s most populated island.
• The Canary Islands’ capital, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, is located on the island. Tenerife also hosts Teide, Spain’s highest point.
• The Canary Islands formed millions of years ago through volcanic eruption, and some of the volcanoes are still active. 
• The archipelago is the only Spanish region where a volcanic eruption has taken place in the modern era.
• Most beaches along the Canaries have black sand due to their volcanic composition.
• Climate: Desertic and tropical, moderated by trade winds and the surrounding sea.
• The islands’ location in the Atlantic Ocean and their proximity to four continents (Africa, Europe, and the Americas) make them a popular tourist destination.

Source: TOI

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