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The Chinijo Archipelago () is a small 
archipelago
An archipelago ( ), sometimes called an island group or island chain, is a chain, cluster, or collection of islands. An archipelago may be in an ocean, a sea, or a smaller body of water. Example archipelagos include the Aegean Islands (the o ...
located in the northeastern part of the Canary Islands
The Canary Islands (; ) or Canaries are an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean and the southernmost Autonomous communities of Spain, Autonomous Community of Spain. They are located in the northwest of Africa, with the closest point to the cont ...
, north of the island of Lanzarote
Lanzarote (, , ) is a Spanish island, the easternmost of the Canary Islands, off the north coast of Africa and from the Iberian Peninsula.
Covering , Lanzarote is the fourth-largest of the islands in the archipelago. With 163,230 inhabi ...
. The archipelago includes the islets of Montaña Clara, Alegranza, La Graciosa, Roque del Este and Roque del Oeste
Roque del Oeste (; Spanish language, Spanish for "rock of the west"), also referred to as ''Roque del Infierno (Spanish for "rock of the hell")'', is an uninhabited islet located 0.6 km northeast of the island of Montaña Clara, in the northe ...
. The archipelago is administered by Lanzarote and belongs to the municipality of Teguise. La Graciosa is the only inhabited island, with a population of around 700.
The name of the archipelago is a reference to its reduced dimensions as the word ''chinijo'' is a local colloquial adjective used to describe something small.
The archipelago is part of the natural park ''Parque natural del Archipiélago Chinijo'', designated in 1986. The natural park, total area , also includes part of the rocky north coast of the island Lanzarote (''los riscos de Famara''). The area of the natural park overlaps with that of a separately designated marine reserve. The European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational union, supranational political union, political and economic union of Member state of the European Union, member states that are Geography of the European Union, located primarily in Europe. The u ...
designated a Special Protection Area
A special protection area (SPA) is a designation under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds. Under the Directive, Member States of the European Union (EU) have a duty to safeguard the habitats of migratory birds and cer ...
for birds in 1994.
List of principal volcanoes in the Chinijo Archipelago
See also
*Geology of the Canary Islands
The geology of the Canary Islands is dominated by volcanoes and volcanic rock. The Canary Islands are a group of volcanic islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, near the coast of Northwest Africa. The main islands are Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Gr ...
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* Islands of the Canary Islands Natural parks of Spain Marine reserves of Spain Protected areas of the Canary Islands Archipelagoes of Spain Landforms of the Canary Islands {{Canaries-geo-stub