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La Palma

American  
[luh pahl-muh] / lə ˈpɑl mə /

noun

  1. a city in SW California.


La Palma British  
/ la ˈpalma /

noun

  1. an island in the N Atlantic, in the NW Canary Islands: administratively part of Spain. Chief town: Santa Cruz de la Palma. Pop: 85 547 (2002 est). Area: 725 sq km (280 sq miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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An international research team led by The University of Manchester analyzed magma from the 2021 Tajogaite eruption on La Palma, Spain.

From Science Daily Aug. 1, 2026

On July 20, 2025, around 2 p.m., authorities say the boy ran a red light at the intersection of Via Lomas De Yorba West and La Palma Avenue and was struck by a Honda Civic.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 4, 2026

In February 2022, Cano and colleagues noticed that D. africanum had started to die off in large numbers off La Palma and Gomera, islands in the western part of the Canary archipelago.

From Science Daily Dec. 12, 2025

Unions say around 80,000 hotel workers on Tenerife, La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro will still take action.

From BBC Apr. 17, 2025

From the rock-tumbled fisher-town of La Palma an arriero pointed out to me far away across the plains of Michoacán a mountain of striking resemblance to Mt.

From Tramping Through Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras — Being the Random Notes of an Incurable Vagabond by Harry Alverson Franck

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