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| | The Canaries: Invaded Isles of Wonder - National Zoo| FONZ |
 | | The islands' volcanic origins are obvious from the air: Off the coasts of the easternmost islands Lanzarote and Fuerteventura, conical, treeless mountains rise from the blue-green water, their rims seeming ready to spew lava. |
 | | Aside from the Canaries, the Macaronesian islands include the Portuguese islands of Madeira, which lie to the north, the tiny Selvagens, situated between Madeira and the Canaries, and the farther-flung Azores and Cape Verde Islands. |
 | | These days, the Canary Islands provide Europe with bananas, tobacco, and a variety of other crops, but the biggest money-earner by far is the tourism industry, which draws about 10 million visitors to the islands each year. |
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