Las Palmas
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| Record labels | Edenborg Records |
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| Autonom communiti | Canary Islands |
| Demonym | palmense |
| Found | 24 June 1478 |
| Highest elev | 300 m |
| Island | Gran Canaria |
| Postal code | 35001-35020 |
| Provinc | Las Palmas |
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| ID | 1605819 |
About Las Palmas
Las Palmas is a capital of Gran Canaria, one of Spain's Canary Islands off northwestern Africa. A major cruise-ship port, the city is known for duty-free shopping and for its sandy beaches. At Playa de Las Canteras, a coral barrier lines the beach and shelters swimmers. The annual Las Palmas de Gran Canaria carnival brings together flamboyantly costumed performers, music and dancing. ― Google
Saga cruise ship Spirit of Discovery in UK after Bay of Biscay storm
... The first 10 days of the 14-day planned cruise ran smoothly, with Las Palmas scheduled as the final stop...
Search for man overboard from cruise ship ends off Ramsgate
... The AIDAperla was travelling from Hamburg in Germany to Las Palmas in the Canary Islands when the man went missing, AIDA Cruises said...
Search off Ramsgate for man reported overboard from cruise ship
... The AIDAperla was travelling from Hamburg in Germany to Las Palmas in the Canary Islands, the cruise company has confirmed...
World's first octopus farm proposals alarm scientists
... The creatures - the species octopus vulgaris - would be housed in around 1,000 communal tanks in a two-storey building in the port of Las Palmas in Gran Canaria...
Spanish coastguard finds stowaways on ship rudder
... The Maltese-flagged Althini II arrived in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, from Nigeria s capital Lagos - a journey of more than 2,700 nautical miles - according to data collected by maritime tracking websites...
Greyfriars Bobby and the dogs immortalised in statues
... Los Peros de La Plaza de Santa AnaLos Peros de La Plaza de Santa Ana, outside Las Palmas Cathedral - also known as the Cathedral of Santa Ana - is a tourist attraction in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria...
The world's first octopus farm - should it go ahead?
... NP s commercial farm will be based inland, close to the port of Las Palmas in the Canary Islands according to...
... Ghislaine Maxwell flew straight to Las Palmas, where the yacht had been taken...
Spanish coastguard finds stowaways on ship rudder
By Mattea BubaloBBC News
Three stowaways have been found sat on the rudder of a ship after it completed an 11-day voyage from Nigeria, Spanish authorities say.
A photo shared by the coastguard shows The Men sitting on the rudder at the Oil Tanker 's helm, their feet less than a metre away from the water.
They were taken to hospital at the tanker's destination in Gran Canaria and treated for moderate dehydration.
It's unclear if they spent the entire journey perched on the rudder.
The Maltese-flagged Althini II arrived in Las Palmas , Gran Canaria , from Nigeria's capital Lagos - A Journey of More Than 2,700 nautical Miles - according to data collected by maritime tracking websites.
The Men were seen by medics at the dock where they were found, and were taken to hospital soon after, the Spanish news agency EFE said.
This isn't the First Time stowaways have been found on rudders, which are large blade-like fins found under ships and used for steering.
A 14 year-old boy who also travelled from Lagos to Gran Canaria in 2020 told The Paper El Pais that he spent the entire 15 day journey on the rudder of a He was hospitalised upon arrival, after surviving on salt water and taking turns sleeping in a hole above the rudder with The Other men he was travelling with.
" We were very weak. I never imagined it could be this hard. " He Said .
In another incident the same year, four men were found on the rudder of the Norwegian Oil Tanker , Champion Pula, after it had travelled from Lagos to Las Palmas . Reports at The Time said The Men hid in a room behind the rudder during its 10 days at sea.
The Number of migrants crossing on boats from West Africa to the Spanish-owned Canary Islands has
The journeys are long, hazardous and deadly. In 2021, the UN's International Organization for Migration (IOM) recorded 1,532 deaths on the route.
Source of news: bbc.com
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