The Canary Islands are a Spanish autonomous community (an  independent territory of Spain) located in the North Atlantic Ocean  off the northwest coast of the African contin … ent (west of the  Morocco-Western Sahara border).  The premis is wrong, the Canary Islands are in the Atlantic, not  the Pacific. 2 people found this useful. Penny Kaye. 166,274 Contributions. Always let your conscience be your guide.: Penny Kaye has a BS degree in Elementary Education.