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LANZAROTE AND ITS ISLETS-continued

LA GRACIOSA AND LANZAROTE'S OTHER ISLETS

  © Annemieke van Roekel  

Photo: In the formation of the island of La Graciosa, three volcanic periods can be distinguished. On the way to the Northern beach Playa de las Conchas, just off the road, you find yourself in a landscape like on Mars with Montaña Bermeja ('Crimson Mountain') rising up from the stony landscape. This is the youngest volcano on La Graciosa, formed in the third volcanic period during the Holocene. A few miles northwards in the Atlantic Ocean, a whale-like mountain turns up: the southern crater of the island of Alegranza, a bird's paradise in the Chinijo Archipelago. Between 30.000 and 10.000 years ago, Alegranza was formed to its present shape.


  © Annemieke van Roekel © Annemieke van Roekel  

Left Photo: La Graciosa is made up of four volcanoes. The picture is taken from Las Agujas ('the needles') - the largest volcanic centre on the island - to the northwest. Behind Montaña Bermeja, the rocky islet Montaña Clara is situated, its shape being dominated by La Caldera which is formed by a hydromagmatic eruption. To the right: Alegranza. No people are living there and it is severely protected.
Right Photo: Turbulent weather conditions above the southern part of La Graciosa. On the left: Montaña del Mojón; on the right the dark side of Montaña Amarilla ('Yellow Mountain'). These two volcanoes and Las Agujas are formed during the second volcanic episode on La Graciosa, during the Pleistocene, and are situated alongside a NE-SW volcanic fracture. In the middle at the horizon the Fire Mountains of Lanzarote are visible.

Next page: Geo-artist César Manrique.
Manrique: "The perfection and balance of NATURE, polished over millions of years is the wisest lesson possible for men". (105)
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