Santa Catalina island

Santa Catalina is a small off the north coast of the Península de Almina in , .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island
  • Also known as: “El Ileo”, “Île Sainte Catherine”, “Isla de Santa Catalina”, and “Islote Ileo”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Monte Hacho and Almina Lighthouse.

Peak
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is a low mountain that overlooks the city of , on the north coast of . is positioned on the Mediterranean coast at the Strait of Gibraltar opposite , and along with the is claimed by some to be one of the Pillars of Hercules.

Lighthouse
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The Punta is a lighthouse in the of the autonomous city of , .

Church
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The de Padua is a located on the slopes of in , one of 's cities in the North of Africa. It was originally built in the 17th century by the Portuguese, but was extensively renovated and reconstructed in the 1960s.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ceuta and Foso Real, Ceuta.

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is one of two exclaves in . The territory had several rulers before the in 1415 took control of this city east of . Since 1580 it has been under Spanish administration, but has the status of an autonomous city.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Santa Catalina island.

Village
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is a small settlement within the autonomous city of . It has a population of 1,987 according to the 2011 census, divided into two units with Ceuta as its municipality. is situated 8 km west of Santa Catalina island.

Santa Catalina island

Latitude
35.90676° or 35° 54′ 24″ north
Longitude
-5.2884° or 5° 17′ 18″ west
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Open location code
8C7PWP46+PJ
Geo­Names ID
2511196
Wiki­data ID
Q1201500
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Santa Catalina island” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جزيرة سانتا كاتالينا (سبتة)”
  • Arabic: “جزيرة سانتا كاتالينا”
  • Armenian: “Սանտա Կատալինա”
  • Basque: “Santa Catalina (uhartea)”
  • Basque: “Santa Catalina”
  • Belarusian: “Востраў Санта-Каталіна”
  • Belarusian: “Санта-Каталіна”
  • Catalan: “illa de Santa Catalina”
  • Catalan: “Illa de Santa Catalina”
  • Cebuano: “Isla de Santa Catalina”
  • Danish: “Isla de Santa Catalina”
  • Dutch: “Isla de Santa Catalina”
  • Estonian: “Santa Catalina saar”
  • Galician: “Illa de Santa Catalina, España”
  • Galician: “Illa de Santa Catalina”
  • Japanese: “サンタ・カタリーナ島 (セウタ)”
  • Japanese: “サンタ・カタリーナ島”
  • Korean: “산타카탈리나섬”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Isla de Santa Catalina”
  • Polish: “Isla de Santa Catalina”
  • Portuguese: “Ilha de Santa Catarina (Espanha)”
  • Portuguese: “Ilha de Santa Catarina”
  • Russian: “Санта-Каталина”
  • Spanish: “Isla de Santa Catalina”
  • Spanish: “Santa Catalina”
  • Swedish: “Isla de Santa Catalina, Spanien”
  • Swedish: “Isla de Santa Catalina”
  • Ukrainian: “Санта-Каталіна”

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