El Pinar (Spanish: ''El Pinar de El Hierro'') is a Spanish municipality on the island of
El Hierro
El Hierro (), nicknamed ''Isla del Meridiano'' (the "Meridian Island"), is the 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). ...
(nicknamed ''Isla del Meridiano'', the "Meridian Island"),
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 ...
. It was created in 2007.
Sites of interest
At the western end of El Pinar is the
Punta Orchilla lighthouse which was completed in 1933.
See also
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Pico de Malpaso
Pico de Malpaso (English: "difficult step peak") is the highest point on the island of El Hierro in the Canary Islands, Spain.
Geography
The summit rises at the centre of the island on the border between Frontera and El Pinar de El Hierro m ...
References
Municipalities in El Hierro
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