Chinijo Archipelago

Chinijo Archipelago
Native name: Archipiélago Chinijo
	Lanzarote, La Graciosa, Montaña Clara and Alegranza from above
	Map of Chinijo Archipelago
Etymology	Small archipelago
Geography
Location	Atlantic Ocean
Total islands	5
Area	40.9 km2 (15.8 sq mi)
Coastline	54.435 km (33.8243 mi)
Administration
	Spain
Autonomous Community	Canary Islands
Province	Las Palmas
Island	Lanzarote
Municipality	Teguise
Largest settlement	Caleta de Sebo (pop. 730)
Demographics
Population	734 (2018)
Languages	Spanish, specifically Canarian Spanish
Additional information
Time zone	WET (UTC±00:00);
• Summer (DST)	WEST (UTC+01:00);

The Chinijo Archipelago (pronounced [tʃiˈnixo]) is a small archipelago located in the northeastern part of the Canary Islands, north of the island of Lanzarote. The archipelago includes the islets of Montaña Clara, Alegranza, La Graciosa, Roque del Este and Roque del Oeste.^[4]^[5]^[6] The archipelago is administered by Lanzarote and belongs to the municipality of Teguise. La Graciosa is the only inhabited island, with a population of around 700.

The name of the archipelago is a reference to its reduced dimensions as the word chinijo is a local colloquial adjective used to describe something small.^[7]

The archipelago is part of the natural park Parque natural del Archipiélago Chinijo, designated in 1986.^[8]^[9] The natural park, total area 91.12 km² (35.2 sq mi), also includes part of the rocky north coast of the island Lanzarote (los riscos de Famara). The area of the natural park overlaps with that of a separately designated marine reserve.^[10] The European Union designated a Special Protection Area for birds in 1994.

List of principal volcanoes in the Chinijo Archipelago

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Volcano	Commune / Locality	Description	Altitude
Montaña Amarilla,	La Graciosa 29°13′0″N 13°32′0″W / 29.21667°N 13.53333°W / 29.21667; -13.53333	Volcanic cone	172 m
Montaña Bermeja	La Graciosa	Volcanic cone	157 m
Montaña Lobos	Close to coast of Alegranza 29°23′0″N 13°30′0″W / 29.38333°N 13.50000°W / 29.38333; -13.50000	Volcanic cone	221 m
Montaña del Mojon	Coast of La Graciosa 29°14′0″N 13°30′0″W / 29.23333°N 13.50000°W / 29.23333; -13.50000	Volcanic cone	188 m
Montaña de Pedre Barba	La Graciosa 29°15′0″N 13°30′0″W / 29.25000°N 13.50000°W / 29.25000; -13.50000	Volcanic cone	266 m
Montaña Clara	Montaña Clara 29°17′0″N 13°32′0″W / 29.28333°N 13.53333°W / 29.28333; -13.53333	Volcanic cone	256 m
Roque del Oeste	Teguise, Chinijo 29°19′0″N 13°31′0″W / 29.31667°N 13.51667°W / 29.31667; -13.51667	Volcanic cone	41 m
Roque del Este	Teguise, Chinijo 29°16′35″N 13°20′15″W / 29.27639°N 13.33750°W / 29.27639; -13.33750	Volcanic cone	84 m

References

^ "Superficie de los islotes de Lanzarote" [Surface of the islets of Lanzarote] (in Spanish). Centro de Datos, Cabildo de Lanzarote. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
^ "Longitud de costa de los islotes de Lanzarote" [Coastline length of the islets of Lanzarote] (in Spanish). Centro de Datos, Cabildo de Lanzarote. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
^ "Población de derecho de Teguise según unidad poblacional. Evolución (2000-2018)" [Legal population of Teguise by settlement. Evolution (2000-2018)] (in Spanish). Centro de Datos, Cabildo de Lanzarote. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
^ "CHINIJO ARCHIPELAGO NATURE RESERVE". spain.info. Archived from the original on April 24, 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
^ "Isla Graciosa & Chinijo Archipelago". spain-lanzarote.com. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
^ "Getting to know the Canary Islands". turismodecanarias.com. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
^ "chinijo, ja" (in Spanish). Academia Canaria de la Lengua. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
^ Protected Natural Areas Archived 2015-04-17 at the Wayback Machine
^ Boletín Oficial de Canarias, pages 9723 and 9865-7
^ "MARINE RESERVE OF THE CHINIJO ARCHIPELAGO". turismolanzarote.com. Archived from the original on 24 April 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
^ Smithsonian Institution (ed.). "Gloval Volcanism Program, Lanzarote".

External links

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[superficie_islotes-1] "Superficie de los islotes de Lanzarote" [Surface of the islets of Lanzarote] (in Spanish). Centro de Datos, Cabildo de Lanzarote. Retrieved 2019-07-18.

[costas_islotes-2] "Longitud de costa de los islotes de Lanzarote" [Coastline length of the islets of Lanzarote] (in Spanish). Centro de Datos, Cabildo de Lanzarote. Retrieved 2019-07-18.

[pob_teguise-3] "Población de derecho de Teguise según unidad poblacional. Evolución (2000-2018)" [Legal population of Teguise by settlement. Evolution (2000-2018)] (in Spanish). Centro de Datos, Cabildo de Lanzarote. Retrieved 2019-07-18.

[spain-4] "CHINIJO ARCHIPELAGO NATURE RESERVE". spain.info. Archived from the original on April 24, 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.

[spain-lanzarote-5] "Isla Graciosa & Chinijo Archipelago". spain-lanzarote.com. Retrieved 17 March 2014.

[turismodecanarias-6] "Getting to know the Canary Islands". turismodecanarias.com. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.

[chinijo-7] "chinijo, ja" (in Spanish). Academia Canaria de la Lengua. Retrieved 2019-07-18.

[8] Protected Natural Areas Archived 2015-04-17 at the Wayback Machine

[9] Boletín Oficial de Canarias, pages 9723 and 9865-7

[turismolanzarote-10] "MARINE RESERVE OF THE CHINIJO ARCHIPELAGO". turismolanzarote.com. Archived from the original on 24 April 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.

[11] Smithsonian Institution (ed.). "Gloval Volcanism Program, Lanzarote".

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v t e Islands and provinces of the Canary Islands
Main islands	Fuerteventura Gran Canaria La Gomera El Hierro Lanzarote La Palma Tenerife
Other islands	Chinijo Archipelago Alegranza Graciosa Montaña Clara Roque del Este Roque del Oeste Lobos
Provinces	Las Palmas Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Chinijo Archipelago

List of principal volcanoes in the Chinijo Archipelago

See also

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