Table 1 Inventory of old saltworks reported in Canary Islands and Cape Verde archipelagos, and those still working today
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 |