Canary Islands, ES

Playa del Inglés

Water Bodyocean
CountryES
RegionCanary Islands

Getting There

Nearest CityPlaya del Ingles0.8 km
Airport (LPA)Gran Canaria Airport27.8 km

Safety & Conditions

Shark Incidents0recorded

Sand & Geology

Predicted regional compositionlithic-rich (volcanic/collisional terrane)
F 24%
L 68%
QuartzFeldsparLithic

Modelled from GloPrSM v1.0.0 (IJ_QFL). Calibrated on river sand, not measured beach samples — treat as a regional signal, not a sand assay.

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Playa del Inglés27.7500, -15.5806