The Canary Archipelago is formed by a chain of islands of volcanic origin that has a\u00a0 maritime extension of about 100,000 km\u00b2. Its endpoints are Punta de Mosejos on the Alegranza islet at the north, and Punta de la Restinga on the island of El Hierro at\u00a0 the south. The total surface of the Archipelago, according to the National Geographic Institute, is of 7,447 km. The largest island is Tenerife with 2034.21 km2 and the smallest island is El Hierro with 268.70 km2. The Archipielago is located in the Atlantic Ocean in North Africa, near the southern coast of Morocco and northern Sahara. The island of Fuerteventura is about 95 km from the African coast. The distance to the mainland Europe is about 940 km (from the islet of Alegranza at the end of San Vicente).<\/p>\n
Due to its privileged location, it is considered a bridge between Europe, Africa and America.<\/p>\n
It has a population of 2,244,369 inhabitants (Eurostat, 2021), making it the most populated Ultraperipheral Region, with a population density of 301 inhabitants per km\u00b2.<\/p>\n\t