Canary Islands, a group of mountainous islands in the Atlantic, off the NW. African coast, belonging to Spain, with rocky coasts, and wild, picturesque scenery; on the lower levels the climate is delightful, and sugar, bananas, and dates grow; farther up there are zones where wheat and cereals are cultivated; the rainfall is low, and water often scarce; sugar, wine, and tobacco are exported; the islands are a health resort of growing favour.
Population (circa 1900) given as 288,000.
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
Canaris, Constantine * Cancan