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Macaronesia is a collection of four archipelagos in the North ___MASK75___ off the coast of the continents of Europe and Africa . Apart from the Azores , which are considered mainly as part of Europe , the other islands of Macaronesia are closer to Africa . Macaronesian islands belong to three countries : Portugal , Spain , and Cape Verde . The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , are an archipelago and autonomous community of Spain located on the ___MASK75___ , west of Morocco . The Canaries are among the outermost regions ( OMR ) of the European Union proper . It is also one of the eight regions with special consideration of historical nationality recognized as such by the Spanish Government . Tenerife is the largest and most populated island of the seven Canary Islands . It is also the most populated island of Spain , with a land area of and 898 , 680 inhabitants , 43 percent of the total population of the Canary Islands . Tenerife is the largest and most populous island of Macaronesia . Buenavista del Norte is a municipality and town on the north coast of Tenerife . It is located on the TF42 Road , about 75 km west of the capital Santa Cruz de Tenerife , and 65km from Tenerife North Airport . The towns streets hide sober architecture of clearly Andalusian extraction . Nevertheless , apart from the influence of the Conquistadors , there is a mixture of the traditions of Portuguese inhabitants and of Guanches , as the pre - Hispanic natives were known , which have helped to make up the particular charm of this district . The people have , due to the scarcity of resources , been characterised by an unquenchable spirit of conservation , which has kept alive traditions such as craftwork in bone , wood , cane and straw from the local forests of the region . Santa Cruz de Tenerife , commonly abbreviated as Santa Cruz , is a city and capital ( jointly with Las Palmas ) of the Canary Islands , the capital of Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife , and of the island of Tenerife . Santa Cruz has a population of 206 , 593 ( 2013 ) within its administrative limits . The urban zone of Santa Cruz extends beyond the city limits with a population of 507 , 306 and 538 , 000 within urban area . It is the second largest city in the Canary Islands and the ___MASK91___ city on the island of Tenerife , with nearly half the island population living in or around it .