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ID: 1007233
Page Link:
http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/1007233
Record Type:
physical
Gran Canaria (island)
Coordinates:
Lat: 28 00 00 N
degrees minutes
Lat: 28.0000
decimal degrees
Long: 015 36 00 W
degrees minutes
Long: -15.6000
decimal degrees
Note:
Most fertile of Canary Islands; is largely agricultural area that produces bananas, tomatoes & tobacco; embroidery, pottery & baskets are manufactured; noted for mineral springs.
Names:
Gran Canaria
(
preferred
,
C
,
V
)
Grand Canary
(
C
,
O
)
Gran Canaria, Isla de
(
NA
,
V
)
Isla de Gran Canaria
(
NA
,
V
)
Hierarchical Position:
World
(facet)
....
Europe
(continent) (
P
)
........
Spain
(nation) (
P
)
............
Canary Islands
(autonomous community) (
P
)
................
Palmas, Las
(province) (
P
)
....................
Gran Canaria
(island) (
P
)
Place Types:
island (
preferred
,
C
)
Sources and Contributors:
Gran Canaria..........
[
VP Preferred
]
.......................
Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988)
V, 412
.......................
NGA/NIMA database (2003-)
.......................
NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
Gran Canaria, Isla de..........
[
VP
]
......................................
NGA/NIMA database (2003-)
Grand Canary..........
[
VP
]
.......................
Cambridge World Gazetteer (1990)
114
.......................
Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988)
V, 412
Isla de Gran Canaria..........
[
VP
]
...................................
NGA/NIMA database (2003-)
Subject:
.....
[
VP
]
..................
Cambridge World Gazetteer (1990)
114
..................
Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988)
V, 412
..................
NGA/NIMA database (2003-)
-384345
..................
NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
Note:
English
..........
[
VP
]
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