|
Archipielago
|
Island
|
Saltworks reported (*)
|
Mean area (ha)
|
Saltworks still working
|
Name
|
Year starting activity
|
Annual salt production (t)
|
|---|
|
Canary Islands
|
La Palma
|
2
|
1.25
|
1
|
Fuencaliente
|
1967
|
420
|
| |
El Hierro
|
2
|
0.04
|
0
| | | |
| |
Tenerife
|
5
|
1.80
|
0
| | | |
| |
Gran Canaria
|
12
|
1.50
|
3
|
Tenefé
|
1800
|
200
|
| | | | | |
Boca Cangrejo
|
1800
|
110
|
| | | | | |
Puerto Arinaga
|
1790
|
400
|
| |
Fuerteventura
|
4
|
3.20
|
1
|
El Carmen
|
1910
|
400
|
| |
Lanzarote
|
27
|
7.00
|
2
|
Janubio
|
1915
|
13,000
|
| | | | | |
Guatiza
|
1940
|
500
|
| |
Total
|
52
| |
7
| | | |
|
Cape Verde
|
Sal
|
3
|
31.00
|
1
|
Pedra Lume
|
?
|
?
|
| |
Boa Vista
|
3
| |
0
| | | |
| |
Maio
|
2
| |
0
| | | |
| |
Total
|
8
| |
1
| | | |
- (*) Modified and summarized from Marin and Luengo [5].
