'A total of 16,700 migrants have reached the Canary Islands so far this year.'

Migrant crisis: Hundreds evicted from Gran Canaria port as arrivals surge
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54985581

The islands are 60 miles off the African coast.

Canary Islands sees 1,600 migrants arrive over weekend
8 November
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-54864968