Eastern Spain
Murcia
Cartagena

Isla Mayor

Isla Mayor is a Spanish island located almost at the center of the , in the municipality of San Javier in the . As its name indicates, it is the largest island both in that inland sea and in the entire Murcian region.
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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 La Manga and Perdiguera Island.

Photo: Polosureste, Public domain.
is a seaside spit of Mar Menor on the coast of . 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.

Island
Photo: Nanosanchez, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Islet
Photo: Nanosanchez, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an islet.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Los Nietos and Los Alcázares.

Neighborhood
, is a small fishing village with its own individual marina on the , which began as a very small fishing settlement and was later urbanised to allow more holiday homes by the Mar Menor.

Town
Photo: Polosureste, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a municipality and a coastal spa town and former fishing village on the western side of the in the , southeastern Spain. is situated 9 km northwest of Isla Mayor.

Isla Mayor

Latitude
37.69662° or 37° 41′ 48″ north
Longitude
-0.77027° or 0° 46′ 13″ west
Elevation
77 metres (253 feet)
Open location code
8C9XM6WH+JV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4787068
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
2513993
Wiki­data ID
Q2344324
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Swedish—“Isla Mayor” goes by many names.
  • 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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