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Nickname: Isla del Meridiano | |
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Geography | |
Location | Atlantic Ocean |
Coordinates | 27°45′N 18°00′W / 27.750°N 18.000°W |
Archipelago | Canary Islands |
Area | 268.51 km2 (103.67 sq mi)[1] |
Highest elevation | 1,501 m (4925 ft) |
Highest point | Pico de Malpaso |
Administration | |
Spain | |
Autonomous Community | Canary Islands |
Province | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
Capital city | Valverde |
Demographics | |
Population | 11,659 (start of 2023) |
Pop. density | 43.4/km2 (112.4/sq mi) |
Languages | Spanish, specifically Canarian Spanish |
Additional information | |
Time zone | |
• Summer (DST) |
El Hierro (Spanish: [el ˈʝero] ), nicknamed Isla del Meridiano (the "Meridian Island"), is the second-smallest and farthest south and west of the Canary Islands (an autonomous community of Spain), in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa, with a population of 11,659 (2023).[2][3] Its capital is Valverde. At 268.51 square kilometres (103.67 sq mi), it is the second-smallest of the eight main islands of the Canaries.