The Canary Islands are one of Europe's top tourist ... are in fact much closer to Africa than they are to the European continent. Magnificent beaches and near-perfect temperatures make this ...

You can find this story in My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. The Canary Islands are a part of Spain located off the northwest coast of Africa, in the Atlantic Ocean.

Spain's marine rescue service on Thursday said that more than 550 migrants have reached its Canary Islands in boats over the past two days.