What are the Canary Islands named after?
The name comes from the Latin “Insularia Canaria” meaning Island of the Dogs, a name applied originally only to the island of Gran Canaria. The Romans knew of the existence of the islands. King Juba II of Mauritania supplied Pliny the Elder with information gathered during an expedition to the islands sometime around the beginning of his reign. Pliny referred to two of the insulae “islands” as Nivaria and Canaria. Nivaria, from niveus, “snowy”, is probably Tenerife for the snow-covered peak of Mount Teide. Canaria, modern day Gran Canaria, was named for canis, “dog” for the extinct race of large dogs that once roamed the island.
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