Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

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Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (in red) on a map of Gran Canaria
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (in red) on a map of Gran Canaria

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is the most important city in the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean. The city, with a population of 378,000, is the eight-largest in Spain. The weather is sunny and dry because it is near the Sahara Desert.