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Jandía is a peninsula in the southwestern part of the island of

Fuerteventura Fuerteventura () is one of the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean, part of the North Africa region, and politically part of Spain. It is located away from the northwestern coast of Africa. The island was declared a biosphere reserve by UNES ...

in the

Canary Islands The Canary Islands (; es, Canarias, ), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, in Macaronesia. At their closest point to the African mainland, they are west of Mo ...

. The peninsula is entirely in the municipality of

Pájara Pájara is a municipality in the southwestern portion of the island of Fuerteventura in the Province of Las Palmas in the Canary Islands as well as the name of its largest town. Its population is 20,931 (2013),isthmus An isthmus (; ; ) is a narrow piece of land connecting two larger areas across an expanse of water by which they are otherwise separated. A tombolo is an isthmus that consists of a spit or bar, and a strait is the sea counterpart of an isthm ...

''Istmo de la Pared''. Most of the peninsula has been a nature reserve (''Parque Natural de Jandía'') since 1987.Boletín Oficial de Canarias
pages 9716 and 9851-4 On the south and east coasts of Jandía there are the beach resorts Jandía Playa and

Morro Jable Morro Jable is a locality belonging of the municipality of Pájara Pájara is a municipality in the southwestern portion of the island of Fuerteventura in the Province of Las Palmas in the Canary Islands as well as the name of its largest town. ...

. The western coast has some of the most beautiful and sandiest beaches in Fuerteventura and these are also used by surfers. The small fishing village of Cofete and the Villa Winter are situated on the north side of the peninsula.

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References

External links

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Morro Jable information, map and photos
* http://www.fuerteventura-infos.de/fuerteventura-report/jandia_report.htm

Jandia information and photographs

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