Isla Mayor
Isla Mayor is a Spanish island located almost at the center of the Mar Menor, in the municipality of San Javier in the Region of Murcia. As its name indicates, it is the largest island both in that inland sea and in the entire Murcian region.Photo: Felipe Ortega, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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- Type: Island
- Description: island in Spain
- Also known as: “Isla del Barón”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Perdiguera Island and Isla Redonda.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Manga and Los Nietos.
La Manga
Photo: Polosureste, Public domain.
La Manga is a seaside spit of Mar Menor on the coast of Murcia. It is a major sports and leisure resort. There are sailing and skiing schools that run periodical courses, as well as windsurfing and catamarans, and canoeing.
Los Nietos
Neighborhood
Los Nietos is a town which is classed as a pedanía within the municipal territory of Cartagena that is subsequently in the autonomous community of the Region of Murcia in Spain.
Los Alcázares
Town
Photo: Joanbanjo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Los Alcázares is a town, which is situated 9 km northwest of Isla Mayor.
Isla Mayor
Latitude
37.69662° or 37° 41′ 48″ northLongitude
-0.77027° or 0° 46′ 13″ westElevation
77 metres (253 feet)Open location code
8C9XM6WH+JVOpenStreetMap ID
way 4787068OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
2513993Wikidata ID
Q2344324
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Isla Mayor” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جزيرة مايور”
- Armenian: “Իսլա Մայոր”
- Catalan: “Illa del Barón”
- Catalan: “illa Mayor”
- Catalan: “Illa Mayor”
- Catalan: “Isla Mayor”
- Catalan: “Mayor”
- Cebuano: “Isla Mayor”
- Dutch: “Isla Mayor”
- Galician: “Illa Mayor”
- German: “Isla Mayor”
- Japanese: “マヨール島”
- Kazakh: “Исла-Майор”
- Russian: “Исла-дель-Барон”
- Russian: “Исла-Майор”
- Spanish: “Isla del Baron”
- Spanish: “Isla del Barón”
- Spanish: “Isla Mayor”
- Swedish: “Isla Mayor”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Castillo del Barón de Benifayó and Capilla Isla del Barón.
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