It is commonly stated that there are 7 islands in the Canary Islands.
But the Canary Islands include (from largest to smallest): Tenerife, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, La Palma, La Gomera, El Hierro, La Graciosa, Alegranza, Isla de Lobos, Montaña Clara, Roque del Este and Roque del Oeste.
It is very possible with the volcanic activity off La Palma that another is soon to be created (Dec 2011)
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Canaries originated in the Canary Islands. They are not named after the islands, but after the people of the islands, the Canarii.
Canaries come from the Canary Islands (surprise).
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They are small birds. There is also a group of islands called the Canary Islands, sometimes just referred to as the Canaries.
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Canaries were named after the Canary Islands, as the name implies. Interestingly enough, the Canary Islands actually mean the Island of Dogs and do not refer to any birds.
The Canary Islands were discovered in 1402 by French explorers Jean de Béthencourt and Gadifer de la Salle.
The Canary Islands were known to the Europeans for many years before Columbus. He had nothing to do with their discovery.
The possessive noun for the singular word canary is canary's, e.g. "The canary's seed dish".The possessive plural form for many canaries would be canaries', e.g. "The canaries' seed dishes".
Canaries typically weigh 0.3-0.86 oz.
The Canary Islands, Azores and Madeira in the region known as Macaronesia in the eastern Atlantic Ocean.