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The Spanish island of Lanzarote was conquered by Jean de Bethencourt in 1402 and presented to the King of Castile,Henry III.In 1730 a massive volcanic eruption covered one third of the island with lava. La Gera, a plain covered with "picon",the lava gravel.
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The Spanish island of Lanzarote was conquered by Jean de Bethencourt in 1402...

The Spanish island of Lanzarote was conquered by Jean de Bethencourt in 1402 and presented to the King of Castile,Henry III.In 1730 a massive volcanic eruption covered one third of the island with lava. El Golfo,a lagoon retained in a crater by a sandbank.
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The Spanish island of Lanzarote was conquered by Jean de Bethencourt in 1402 a...

The Spanish island of Lanzarote was conquered by Jean de Bethencourt in 1402 and presented to the King of Castile,Henry III.In 1730 a massive volcanic eruption covered one third of the island with lava. Geometrically square saltpans in the lagoon of Janubio.
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The Spanish island of Lanzarote was conquered by Jean de Bethencourt in 1402 a...

The Spanish island of Lanzarote was conquered by Jean de Bethencourt in 1402 and presented to the King of Castile,Henry III.In 1730 a massive volcanic eruption covered one third of the island with lava. Black lava on Lanzarote.
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The Spanish island of Lanzarote was conquered by Jean de Bethencourt in 1402 a...

The Spanish island of Lanzarote was conquered by Jean de Bethencourt in 1402 and presented to the King of Castile,Henry III.In 1730 a massive volcanic eruption covered one third of the island with lava.Breakers against the solidified lava on the coast of Lanzarote.
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The Spanish island of Lanzarote was conquered by Jean de Bethencourt in 1402 a...

The Spanish island of Lanzarote was conquered by Jean de Bethencourt in 1402 and presented to the King of Castile,Henry III.In 1730 a massive volcanic eruption covered one third of the island with lava. Lava fields and ancient volcanos on Lanzarote.
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The Spanish island of Lanzarote was conquered by Jean de Bethencourt in 1402 a...

The Spanish island of Lanzarote was conquered by Jean de Bethencourt in 1402 and presented to the King of Castile,Henry III.In 1730 a massive volcanic eruption covered one third of the island with lava.Fields on the lava-covered sides of a volcano on Lanzarote.
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The Spanish island of Lanzarote was conquered by Jean de Bethencourt in 1402 a...

The Spanish island of Lanzarote was conquered by Jean de Bethencourt in 1402 and presented to the King of Castile,Henry III.In 1730 a massive volcanic eruption covered one third of the island with lava.Lava and "picon",lava gravel,seen against a crater.
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The Spanish island of Lanzarote was conquered by Jean de Bethencourt in 1402 a...

The Spanish island of Lanzarote was conquered by Jean de Bethencourt in 1402 and presented to the King of Castile,Henry III.In 1730 a massive volcanic eruption covered one third of the island with lava.Lava and "picon",lava gravel,seen against a crater.
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The Spanish island of Lanzarote was conquered by Jean de Bethencourt in 1402 a...

The Spanish island of Lanzarote was conquered by Jean de Bethencourt in 1402 and presented to the King of Castile,Henry III.In 1730 a massive volcanic eruption covered one third of the island with lava. Geometrically square saltpans in the lagoon of Janubio.
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The Spanish island of Lanzarote was conquered by Jean de Bethencourt in 1402 a...

The Spanish island of Lanzarote was conquered by Jean de Bethencourt in 1402 and presented to the King of Castile,Henry III.In 1730 a volcanic eruption covered one third of the island with lava.On the plain of La Geria,vines are sheltered against the wind by low walls
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The Spanish island of Lanzarote was conquered by Jean de Bethencourt in 1402 a...

The Spanish island of Lanzarote was conquered by Jean de Bethencourt in 1402 and presented to the King of Castile,Henry III.In 1730 a volcanic eruption covered one third of the island with lava.On the plain of La Geria,vines are sheltered against the wind by low walls
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The Spanish island of Lanzarote was conquered by Jean de Bethencourt in 1402 a...