Cabo Negro

Cabo Negro is a cape in Balearic Islands, Spain. Cabo Negro is situated nearby to the hamlet Cala Llonga, as well as near Sa Mesquida.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Illa del Rei and Lazaretto.

Illa del Rei

Islet

Photo: Dreizung, CC BY-SA 3.0.

L'Illa del Rei, also called Hospital Island in English, is a small island in the middle of the main navigable entry channel to Mahon on the northeastern side of Menorca in the Mediterranean Sea.

Lazaretto

Islet

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Lazaretto is an islet, which is situated 2½ km south of Cabo Negro.

Paleochristian Basilica of l’illa del Rei

Archaeological site

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Paleochristian Basilica of l’illa del Rei is an archaeological site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sa Mesquida and Es Castell.

Sa Mesquida

Hamlet

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Sa Mesquida is a hamlet.

Es Castell is a town of almost 8,000 people at the mouth of the port of Maó in the east of Menorca. The town takes its name from the Castle of San Felipe, which was built to protect the island against attacks by the Turks in the 16th century. Es Castell is situated 2½ km southwest of Cabo Negro.

Maó

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Maó is the capital city of Menorca. It has a fine natural harbour, one of the best in the Mediterranean, which was why the British made it the capital following their occupation of 1708.

Cabo Negro

Type: Cape
Category: landform
Location: Balearic Islands, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

39.89899° or 39° 53′ 56″ north

Longitude

4.30873° or 4° 18′ 31″ east

Open location code

8FF6V8X5+HF

GeoNames ID

2513245

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