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Fuerteventura is the second largest and oldest of the Canary Islands . The first undersea volcanic eruptions occurred here 37 million years ago . Over 20 million years ago , the primordial volcanoes finally created the island . Since the last eruption around 10,000 years ago , the ravages of time have done their work : With the help of the African sun - her we are 90 kilometres off the coast of Morocco - erosion has degraded almost all the volcanic mountains into gigantic hills . Because Fuerte is closer to Africa and therefore not affected by the tectonic plate movement like the western Canary Islands , there are no more craters spitting fire here today . Only the sun burns hot from above and so does the sand on the beaches , for which the island is known to most holidaymakers .
Divers , on the other hand , are in the absolute minority on Fuerteventura . This is despite the fact that at least the four western islands of the Canaries were considered an exotic diving destination in the early 1970s compared to the easily accessible Mediterranean . Since then , a whole host of exotic diving destinations outside Europe have become accessible , but the underwater world of the eastern Atlantic is still as fascinating as ever .
This is not least due to the many species of marine life , most of which are somewhat larger than their Mediterranean relatives . The Canary Islands are known for their large species of rays , as well as the regularly encountered angel sharks , groupers , large barracudas and small shrimps , nudibranchs , several species of moray eels and , last but not least , large schools of sardines and mackerel . There ‘ s only one thing you won ‘ t find underwater here : boredom .
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