GRAND CANARY (Gran Canaria), an island forming part of the Spanish archipelago of the Canary islands (q.v.). Pop. (193o) 216,853; area, 523 sq.m. Grand Canary, the most fertile island of the group, is nearly circular in shape, with a diameter of 24 m. and a circumference of 75 m. The highest peak, Los Pexos, is 6,40o ft. Large tracts are covered with native pine. Las Palmas (pop. 78,264), the capital, is described in a separate article.