Geography 101: Lake Martin’s Canary Islands

he Canary Islands are situated just south of the mouth

of Lake Martin’s Blue Creek. Photo by Kenneth Boone

Just as Spain’s Canary Islands archipelago off the southern coast of Morocco sees a lot of cruise traffic, so do Lake Martin’s own Canary Islands north of the Chimney Rock recreational area. With GPS coordinates at 32.72549 and -85.89094, the East Central Alabama Canaries include five irregularly shaped islands immediately south of the point where Blue Creek flows into the Tallapoosa River; in fact, the riverbed flows right through them, separating the archipelago’s largest island from the four smaller ones.

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