What Is El Hierro Known For?
Ancient European geographers recognized it as the prime meridian of longitude, lending to its nickname, the 'Meridien Island' (Isla del Meridiano). Despite its size, El Hierro is big on natural wonders – some unlike any other in the Canaries. It has more volcanic cones than any of its other sister islands.
El Hierro has a zero crime rate and there is no official police presence. Locals don't just leave doors unlocked, they'll happily leave their car keys in the ignition. Life is good.
El Hierro: lost in the Canaries - The Guardian
El Hierro is the smallest island in the Canary Islands. Of the seven, it is the furthest west, but it shares the same climate as the others. A paradise in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
Everything you need to know about the island. - El Hierro
The island of El Hierro is the youngest, smallest, most western and most southern of the Canary Islands. It was declared a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 2000 and a Geopark in 2014. An island with barely 10,000 inhabitants, making it also the least populated of the Canary Islands.
The island with soul | El Hierro
El Hierro, nicknamed Isla del Meridiano (the "Meridian Island"), is the second-smallest and farthest-south and -west of the Canary Islands (an Autonomous Community of Spain), in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa, with a population of 10,968 (2019).
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