Friday, April 13, 2012

Lanzarote - Spain

These are 3 of the 8 cards i've received from Sandra. Like the Qatar card, these are also used, written and stamped. They were sent in 1989 and 1994 to Germany.


Lanzarote, a Spanish island, is the easternmost of the autonomous Canary islands, in the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 125 km off the coast of Africa and 1,000 km from the Iberian Peninsula.
Lanzarote is the easternmost island of the Canary Islands and has a volcanic origin. It was born through fiery eruptions and has solidified lava streams as well as extravagant rock formations. The island emerged about 15 million years ago as product of the Canary hotspot.


The island, along with others, emerged after the breakup of the African and the American continental plates. The greatest recorded eruptions occurred between 1730 and 1736 in the area now designated Timanfaya National Park. - in: wikipedia

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