Gomera

This Iland hath one proper towne called Gomera, which hath an excellent good port or harbour for ships, where often times the

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

After having provided ourselves there with all things necessary, first offering our prayers to God, we set sail from an island which is called Gomera, and, turning our prows southwardly, sailed twenty-four days with a fresh wind, without seeing any land.

Amerigo Vespucci Frederick Albion Ober 1881

This Iland hath one proper towne called Gomera, which hath an excellent good port or harbour for ships, where often times the Indian fleet takes refreshing for their voyage.

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 06 Madiera, the Canaries, Ancient Asia, Africa, etc. Richard Hakluyt 1584

The ash was also causing havoc Tuesday in nearby Spain, forcing airports to shut down in the Canary islands of Tenerife, La Palma and La Gomera, affecting dozens of tourist flights.

Ash affects flights in Morocco, Turkey, Spain 2010

Known as Silbo, the whistling language of Gomera Island has a vocabulary of over 4,000 words, and is used by "Silbadors" to send messages across the island's high peaks and deep valleys.

Boing Boing 2009

One of my favorites is La Gomera, a small island in the Canaries, where people communicate with each other from miles apart using one of the most unusual languages in the world:

Boing Boing 2009

La Gomera still loomed large as I faced backward in my boat, plying the oars.

Rowing the ATLANTIC Roz Savage 2009

So much we have both grown in strength and self-belief, since we last hugged in La Gomera, an ocean and an eternity ago.

Rowing the ATLANTIC Roz Savage 2009

It had all seemed very easy in La Gomera that day with Tiny, with the sun shining and the sea relatively calm.

Rowing the ATLANTIC Roz Savage 2009

A 300+ mm lizard was found by José Antonio Mateo, from the species recovery center on La Gomera.

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