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Santa Cruz de La Palma Destination Guide
Discover Santa Cruz de La Palma in Spain
Santa Cruz de La Palma in the region of Canary Islands with its 17,084 habitants is a town located in Spain - some 1,136 mi or ( 1829 km ) South-West of Madrid , the country's capital .
Local time in Santa Cruz de La Palma is now 03:30 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Atlantic/Canary " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Funchal, Velhoco, Triana, Telde, and Santiago del Teide. When in this area, you might want to check out Funchal . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Santa Cruz de La Palma ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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LA ISLA DE LA PALMA, UNA CANARIAS DIFERENTE - MUCHOVIAJE.COM
la-palma.muchoviaje.com - LA PALMA (ISLAS CANARIAS) A pesar de ser una de las islas más montañosas del archipiélago, cuenta entre su costa con unas de las playas más bonitas de todas las islas. ..
La Palma - Playa Los Cancajos (Canary Islands Canarias)
Los Cancajos between the airport and the capital Santa Cruz de La Palma is a calm tourist center at the eastside of this island. ..
Noche de tormenta en La Palma
Noche de tormenta en la isla de La Palma (Islas Canarias - España) 09-02-2008 Producido por: www.mundolapalma.com ..
Fred Olsen Express La Palma
Arriving with the Fred Olsen Express (Benchijugua) at the harbour of St. Cruz de La Palma (Islas Canarias, Spain). ..
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Interesting facts about this location
La Palma
La Palma is the most north-westerly of the Canary Islands. La Palma has an area of 706 km making it the fifth largest of the seven main Canary Islands. The total population is about 86,000, of which 18,000 (2003 data) live in the capital, Santa Cruz de la Palma and about 20,000 (2004 data) in Los Llanos de Aridane. Santa Cruz de La Palma (the island's main port) retains many elegant 17th- and 18th-century houses, and produces high-quality handmade cigars made from locally grown tobacco.
Located at 28.67 -17.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Caldera de Taburiente National Park
Caldera de Taburiente National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional de la Caldera de Taburiente) is a national park on the island of La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain. It contains the enormous expanse of the Caldera de Taburiente, once believed to be a huge crater, but nowadays known to be a mountain arch with a curious crater shape, which dominates the northern part of the island. It was designated as a national park in 1954.
Located at 28.72 -17.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes
The Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes or ING operates the William Herschel Telescope, Isaac Newton Telescope and Jacobus Kapteyn Telescope optical telescopes for the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), the NWO and the IAC. The telescopes are located at Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on La Palma in the Canary Islands. These telescopes were formerly under the control of the Royal Greenwich Observatory before UK government cutbacks in 1998.
Located at 28.76 -17.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Swedish Solar Telescope
The Swedish 1-m Solar Telescope (or SST) is a refracting solar telescope at Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, La Palma in the Canary Islands. It is run by the Institute for Solar Physics of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The primary element is a single fused silica lens, making it the second largest optical refracting telescope in use in the world. The 110-cm lens has a clear aperture diameter of 98 cm.
Located at 28.76 -17.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Dutch Open Telescope
The Dutch Open Telescope (DOT), located on Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, La Palma, is an optical solar telescope with a main mirror of 45 centimeter and can reach an 0.2 arcsec resolution for sustained periods. For further optimization of the images, the DOT uses the image despeckle mechanism. One of the successes was the recording of the 2004 Venus transit, the movies recorded can be seen at the DOT website.
Located at 28.76 -17.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
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