It seems like a simple question with a straightforward answer, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. User X (previously known as Twitter) @CharlesTroupin had the brilliant idea to ask: “How far is it between Tenerife and Gran Canaria?”, sparking a thread of tweets where he not only provides the result but also explains how he carried out the calculations.
To start off, @CharlesTroupin explains that to perform the operations, “one needs to have the coordinates of the coasts”, “calculate the distance between all pairs of positions”, and “identify the minimum distance”.
Thus, between Tenerife and Gran Canaria, the distance is 57.6 kilometers between the closest points of both islands: Faro de Punta Sardina (in Gran Canaria) and the tip of Antequera (in Tenerife).
How Far is it from Gran Canaria to Tenerife? / X by @CharlesTroupin
Other Island Distances
However, he didn’t stop at just resolving that question and also calculated the distances between Tenerife and La Palma; Gran Canaria and Lanzarote, among others.
How Far is it from Gran Canaria to Lanzarote? / X by @CharlesTroupin
The thread, which has over 63,900 views, has sparked a multitude of reactions.
