Strait of El Río
El Río is the name given to the sea strait that separates La Graciosa from Lanzarote in the Canary Islands. Río, in Spanish, means 'river'. At its narrowest point, the strait is just over 1.1 kilometres wide.- Strait
- Description: strait in Spain
- Also known as“El Rio”“Estrecho del Rio”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Graciosa and Montaña Amarilla.
Graciosa
Graciosa is the smallest inhabited island of the Canary Islands archipelago.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Caleta de Sebo and Yé.
Caleta de Sebo
Hamlet
Graciosa is the smallest inhabited island of the Canary Islands archipelago.
Órzola
Neighborhood
Órzola is a village in the municipality of Haría on the island of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands.
Strait of El Río
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Latitude
29.22296° or 29° 13′ 23″ north
Longitude
-13.50028° or 13° 30′ 1″ west
Open location code
7CX86FFX+5V
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=strait
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Strait of El Río” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “El Río”
- Indonesian: “Selat El Río”
- Spanish: “El Río”
- Swedish: “El Río”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Jable del Salado and la Sociedad.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include las Salinas del Río and Policia local y Guardia civil.
Lanzarote: Highlights
Learn more about Arrecife and Haría.
“A journey is best measured in friends, rather than miles.”
Curious Straits to Discover
Uncover intriguing straits from every corner of the globe.