El Hierro, the English island more distant and exotic
This island is part of the Canary archipelago , English region located in the Atlantic Ocean, 1,400 km south European continent and very close - 100/350 km - the coast of Africa.
El Hierro is the most southern English island, western and distanced from the Iberian Peninsula.
Area: 268.71 km ²
Population: 12/15
inhabitants Capital: Valverde
is one of the smaller Canary Islands area, has a moderate relief ( its highest peak is the Pico de Malpaso of 1500 m .) But it has beautiful different areas ( pine and laurel forests, plantations of bananas and other fruit trees, cultivated fields, grassland and desert areas formed by ancient volcanic lava)
Much of the costs are made up of cliffs, but also has several beaches small. The
origin of the island is also volcanic calculated which emerged just over a million years, so it is considered the most modern of the Canary Islands. There were major eruptions
ten thousand years ago, persisting with varying intensity until a few thousand years ( old craters are about 800 and about 70 caves and volcanic tubes, highlighting the Cueva de Don Juso of 6 km)
The last eruption known occurred in 1793 in the Black Lomo volcano.
Its climate although it varies in different parts of the island as a function of latitude N / S, relief and the influence of trade winds that send clouds and rain, can be considered warm / hot , with an average temperature of 20 º C.
activities and resources are agriculture (especially fruit ), the livestock ( goats, sheep, cheese ), the fishing and no mass tourism , with accommodation in apartments and cottages, designed to activities such as hiking and nature trails (the trail is relevant GR - 131, which runs about 40 km and rises to 1500 m )
The island is connected internally by and service roads bus or buses ", being also possible to rent a car or a taxi for displacement.
has an airport close to Valverde with regular flights to and from Tenerife North.
Communications and sea transport are mainly from the port of Stake in Valverde with ferries to and from the port of Los Cristianos in Tenerife.
LINKS:
Images, photographs and videos of the island of El Hierro - www.google.es / images
Isla de El Hierro - es.wikipedia.org
The Island Hierro, the Canary exotic - www.viajeros.com
El Hierro - caracas.eluniversal.com Videos
songs, dances and folklores Hierro - www.google.es
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