The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Fuerte Ventura
FUERTE VENTURA, fwār'tā věn-too'rā,
one of the Canary Islands, belonging to Spain.
It is situated between the Grand Canary and
Lanzarote. In general the soil is not
productive and the rainfall is slight. Fishing and the
raising of goats are the principal industries.
Among the products of the island are figs, olives,
almonds, gypsum and chalk. It has an area
of 650 square miles and numerous extinct
volcanoes. Its principal harbor is Cabras on
the east coast. Pop. about 13,000. See
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Canary Islands