Landslides and intrusions are frequent, and the sea-beds in the proposed area are largely unstable.ġ.5 The morphology of the coasts reflects the qualities of their constituent materials, which Volcanic activity and their location on a prograding margin the morphological units caused by Limited in size, are still large in relation to those of the second group made up of Tenerife,ġ.4 The physiography of the sea-beds around the archipelago is testament to the continuous
The first,Ĭomprising Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote and La Gomera, has shelves that, although Scored by landslide channels that descend rapidly to the abyssal plain, transporting collapsedġ.3 As to the shelf profile of the various islands, there are two different groupings. In general terms, the depth profile and underwater morphology of theĬanary Isles are sharply defined, with very narrow island shelves and steeply sloping shores Owing to their volcanic origin, the characteristics of the The islets, called Alegranza, La Graciosa, Montana Clara, Roque del Este, Roqueĭel Oeste and Lobos, are all grouped around the two last-named islands.ġ.2 The Canarian island margin is made up of the seven islands and the islets forming theĪrchipelago, as well as a number of submerged mountains, all of them volcanic and risingĭirectly from deep in the earth�fs mantle. Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro and Las Palmas, comprising Gran Canaria, Lanzarote andįuerteventura. For administrative purposes, they areĭivided into two provinces: Santa Cruz de Tenerife, comprising the islands of Tenerife, La The associated protective measures and the date of their entry into force are expected to be adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee at its eighty-first session in May 2006.ġ.1 The Canary Isles, comprising seven larger islands and six islets lying at latitudeĢ8°-29° N, form an archipelago of volcanic origin in the Atlantic Ocean, some 100 km off the INVITES Member Governments to note the establishment of associated protective measures defined in Annex 2. DESIGNATES the Canary Islands as defined in Annex 1 to this resolution as a Particularly Sensitive Sea Area andĢ. HAVING AGREED that criteria for identification of a Particularly Sensitive Sea Area provided in resolution A.927(22) are fulfilled for the Canary Islands,ġ. HAVING CONSIDERED the proposal from Spain to designate the Canary Islands as a Particularly Sensitive Sea Area, NOTING that the Guidelines for the Identification and Designation of Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas adopted under resolution A.927(22) set out procedures for the designation of particularly sensitive sea areas, THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION COMMITTEE,īEING AWARE of the ecological, social, economic, cultural, scientific and educational value of the Canary Islands, as well as its vulnerability to damage by international shipping traffic and activities in the area and the steps taken by Spain to address that vulnerability,
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