El Hierro

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El Hierro

Nickname: Isla del Meridiano
Geography
Location	Atlantic Ocean
Coordinates	27°45′N 18°00′W / 27.750°N 18.000°W / 27.750; -18.000
Archipelago	Canary Islands
Area	268.51 km2 (103.67 sq mi)[1]
Highest elevation	1,501 m (4925 ft)
Highest point	Pico de Malpaso
Administration
Spain
Autonomous Community	Canary Islands
Province	Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Capital city	Valverde
Demographics
Population	11,659 (start of 2023)
Pop. density	43.4/km2 (112.4/sq mi)
Languages	Spanish, specifically Canarian Spanish
Additional information
Time zone	WET (UTC±00:00)
• Summer (DST)	WEST (UTC+01:00)

El Hierro, nicknamed Isla del Meridiano (the "Meridian Island"), is the second-smallest and farthest south and west of the Canary Islands (an autonomous community of Spain), in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa, with a population of 11,659 (2023).^[2][3] Its capital is Valverde. At 268.51 square kilometres (103.67 sq mi), it is the second-smallest of the eight main islands of the Canaries.