Graciosa Island or commonly La Graciosa (pronounced [la ɣɾaˈsjosa]; Spanish for "graceful") is a volcanic island in the Canary Islands of Spain, located 2 kilometres (1+1⁄4 miles) north of Lanzarote across the Strait of El Río. It was formed by the Canary hotspot. The island is part of the Chinijo Archipelago and the Chinijo Archipelago Natural Park (Parque Natural del Archipiélago Chinijo). It is administrated by the municipality of Teguise in the neighboring island of Lanzarote. In 2018 La Graciosa officially became the eighth Canary Island with few real effects. Before then, the island had the status of an islet, administratively dependent on the island of Lanzarote. The only two settlements on the island are Caleta de Sebo in the southeastern part of the island and summer-residence Cas