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La Gomera
La Gomera La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain.

Gomera, La

island, Canary Islands, Spain
Also known as: Vélez de la Gomera
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Vicente Rodriguez
Research Scientist, Instituto de Economía y Geografía, Madrid, Spain. Co-author of Northern Europeans and the Mediterranean: A New California or a New Florida?; Southern Europe and the New Migrations...
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Gomera, La, island, Santa Cruz de Tenerife provincia (province), in the Canary Islands comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Spain, in the North Atlantic Ocean. The island is circular in shape. Its coasts, especially on the west, are rugged and precipitous, and its interior is mountainous. The flattish dome of Garajonay Peak (4,879 feet [1,487 metres]) in the centre of the island is the highest point. The lower areas are semiarid, but, because of the plentiful...

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