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The Canary Islands, which are located in the North Atlantic Ocean near Europe and Northern Africa, consist of seven volcanic islands and many islets, with a spring climate that prevails year round. Their vertiginous contrasting landscapes and gentle climates have created an ideal environment for a rich diversity of species and habitats. These environmental features of the Canary Islands, together with their proximity to the most important departure points for European tourism, enhance their tourist appeal.
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Tourism moratorium is merely a normative law to regulate the growth of tourism infrastructure in the region. A moratorium on the building of new hotels was declared in the Canary Islands at the end of the 1990s.
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Moreira, J.C., Martín-Cejas, R.R., Melendez-Hevia, G. (2014). Tourism and Volcanism in the Canary Islands, Spain. In: Erfurt-Cooper, P. (eds) Volcanic Tourist Destinations. Geoheritage, Geoparks and Geotourism. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-16191-9_3
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