La Gomera (Spanish: [la ɣoˈmeɾa] ) is one of Spain's Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa. With an area of 370.03 km2 (142.87 sq mi)...
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Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera (Spanish pronunciation: [peˈɲon de ˈβeleθ ðe la ɣoˈmeɾa]; Arabic: حجر بديس, romanized: Hajar Badis) is a Spanish exclave and...
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La Gomera Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de La Gomera) (IATA: GMZ, ICAO: GCGM) is an airport located near the town of Playa Santiago on the island of La...
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Geology of the Canary Islands (redirect from Geology of La Gomera)
Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Tenerife, La Gomera, La Palma, and El Hierro. There are also some minor islands and islets: La Graciosa, Lobos, and the Chinijo...
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Canary Islands (redirect from Islas de la Fortuna)
Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, La Palma, La Gomera, and El Hierro. The only other populated island is La Graciosa, which administratively is dependent...
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San Sebastián de La Gomera is the capital and a municipality of La Gomera in the Canary Islands, Spain. It also hosts the main harbour. The population...
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The 2012 Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera incident was a territorial incident that involved Spain and Morocco, the second fought in the 21st century after...
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Silbo Gomero (redirect from Silbo Gomera)
("the whistle"), is a whistled register of Spanish used by inhabitants of La Gomera in the Canary Islands, historically used to communicate across the deep...
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The conquest of peñón de Vélez de la Gomera by the Hispanic Monarchy happened in 1564. It succeeded a failed expedition the previous year, and resulted...
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Fred. Olsen Express (redirect from Ferry Gomera)
as Ferry Gomera, S.A. The first sailing took place July 8, 1974, when a ferry set sail from the Gomeran capital of San Sebastian de La Gomera for the town...
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OurAirports El Berriel Aeroc Airport (GCLB) @ OurAirports San Sebastián De La Gomera Heliport (GCGO) @ OurAirports Hospital Universitario De Canarias Heliport...
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La Gomera is the second-smallest of Spain's Canary Islands. La Gomera may also refer to: La Gomera, Escuintla, a municipality in the Escuintla department...
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islands of the western province: Tenerife, La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro. Its capital is San Cristóbal de La Laguna (1819–present). Around 5 percent...
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expedition was launched to reconquer the exclave of Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, which was taken by the Moroccan Wattasids in 1522. The campaign ended...
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for her participation in films like The ideal city, Tales of Tales and La Gomera, as well as television series Un passo dal cielo, CSI and Inspector Coliandro...
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The Gomera Socialist Group (Spanish: Agrupación Socialista Gomera, ASG) is a minor political party in Spain operating on the island of La Gomera in the...
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The La Gomera giant lizard (Gallotia bravoana) is a lacertid (wall lizard) species that can be found on the island of La Gomera, one of the Canary Islands...
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expedition was launched to reconquer the exclave of Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, which was under the control of the Ottomans. The campaign ended in a...
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corresponding to the islands of El Hierro, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, La Gomera, La Palma, Lanzarote and Tenerife, as well as an additional constituency...
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The Whistlers (film) (redirect from Gomera (2019 film))
The Whistlers (Spanish: La Gomera) is a 2019 Romanian crime thriller film directed by Corneliu Porumboiu and starring Vlad Ivanov. It premiered in competition...
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As there was no guidebook to La Gomera available in English, Hart wrote, and took most of the photographs for, La Gomera: A Guide to the Unspoiled Canary...
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Canarian customs and traditions, such as Silbo (the whistled language of La Gomera Island), as well as some lexicon of Canarian Spanish. Some scholars have...
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around the Spanish territories of Ceuta (8 km; 5 miles), Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera (75 metres; 80 yards) and Melilla (10.5 km; 6½ miles). Spanish islets...
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Canaria (Gran Canaria), Insula del infernio (Tenerife), insula de gomera (La Gomera), insula de lo fero (El Hierro). The name 'tenerefiz' is first given...
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landlord. He took part, among others, in the seizure of the rock of Vélez de la Gomera (1564), the relief to the besieged during the Great Siege of Malta (1565)...
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discovering authentic villages, and venturing to neighboring islands like La Gomera. Water enthusiasts can enjoy jet skiing, snorkeling, and boat trips, while...
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1502 in current Western Sahara), Mazalquivir (1505), Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera (1508), Oran (1509–1708; 1732–1792), Algiers (1510–1529), Bugia (1510–1554)...
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List of volcanoes in Spain (section La Gomera)
Volcan of La Corona Caldera Los Arrabales Calderón Hondo Lobos Island Volcanic Field Massif of Betancuria Massif of Haler Montaña Blanca Montaña de La Arena...
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Morocco (category Member states of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie)
also claims the Spanish exclaves of Ceuta, Melilla and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, and several small Spanish-controlled islands off its coast. It has a...
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other than the mythical island of Antillia. In 1484 on the island of La Gomera in the Canaries, then undergoing conquest by Castile, Columbus heard from...
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