Graciosa, Canary Islands Graciosa, Canary Islands Graciosa Island or commonly La Graciosa (; Spanish for "graceful") is a volcanic island in the Canary Islands of Spain, located north of the island of Lanzarote across the strait named El Río. It was formed by the Canary hotspot. The island is part of the Chinijo Archipelago and the Chinijo Archipelago Natural Park ("Parque Natural del Archipiélago Chinijo"). It is administrated by the municipality of Teguise. The only two settlements are Caleta de Sebo in the southeastern part of the island and summer-residence Casas de Pedro Barba. The population is about 600. Tourism is the main
Natural History of the Canary Islands his time in the islands between 1828 and 1920, he recollected the specimens from the area and together with Sabin Berthelot, he made an encyclopedic like work which took about 20 years to complete. One of the other contributors to the work included Justin Pierre Marie Macquart and Alfred Moquin-Tandon. Natural History of the Canary Islands Natural History of the Canary Islands (French: Histoire Naturelle des Îles Canaries) is a book with illustrations and written descriptions of botany from the Canary Islands, it was written in collaboration by Philip Barker Webb and Sabin Berthelot. It was published in Paris between