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FUERTEVENTURA , an See also:island in the See also:Atlantic Ocean, forming See also:part of the See also:Spanish See also:archipelago of the See also:Canary Islands (q.v.). Pop. (1900) 11,669; See also:area 665 sq. m. Fuerteventura lies between See also:Lanzarote and See also:Grand Canary. It has a length of 52 m., and an See also:average width of 12 M. Though less mountainous than the other islands, its aspect is barren. There are only two springs of fresh See also:water, and these are confined to one valley. See also:Lava streams and other signs of volcanic See also:action abound, but there has been no igneous activity since the Spaniards took See also:possession. At each extremity of the island are high mountains, which send off branches along the See also:coast so as to enclose a large arid See also:plain. The highest See also:peak reaches 2500 ft. In See also:external See also:appearance, See also:climate and productions, Fuerteventura greatly resembles Lanzarote. An See also:interval of three years without See also:rain has been known. See also:Oliva (pop. 1900, 2464) is the largest See also:town. A smaller See also:place in the centre of the island named Betancuria (586) is the administrative See also:capital. Cabras (r000) on the eastern coast is the See also:chief See also:port. Dromedaries are bred here. Additional information and CommentsThere are no comments yet for this article.
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