Eastern Spain
Murcia
Cartagena

Escombreras

Escombreras is an islet at the mouth of Cartagena's port, in 's . Since 2011 a breakwater built for the expansion of Cartagena's port has hooked around the north side of the island, but it does not connect to it.
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  • Type: Islet
  • Description: Islet in Spain
  • Also known as: “Islote Escombrera”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Escombreras Power Plant and Castillo de San Julián.

Power station
Photo: OSL Iberia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a power station.

Castle
Photo: Murcianboy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , also known as Saint Julian's Fort, is a fort in , . It was built between the 18th and 19th centuries, incorporating a tower which had been built by the British in 1706. is situated 2½ km north of Escombreras.

Fort
Photo: Tordo12, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lo Campano and Barriada Virgen de la Caridad.

Neighborhood
Photo: P4K1T0, CC0.
is a neighborhood, which is situated 4 km north of Escombreras.

Neighborhood
Photo: P4K1T0, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a neighborhood, which is situated 6 km north of Escombreras.

Neighborhood
Photo: P4K1T0, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a neighborhood, which is situated 8 km northwest of Escombreras.

Escombreras

Latitude
37.55939° or 37° 33′ 34″ north
Longitude
-0.96937° or 0° 58′ 10″ west
Open location code
8C9XH25J+Q7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4787081
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
2517938
Wiki­data ID
Q3394383
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Escombreras” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Illot d’Escombreras”
  • Cebuano: “Isla de Escombreras”
  • Chinese: “埃斯孔布雷拉斯”
  • Galician: “Illa de Escombreras”
  • Hungarian: “Escombreras-sziget”
  • Spanish: “Isla de Escombreras”
  • Spanish: “Islote de Escombreras”
  • Swedish: “Isla de Escombreras”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Batería de Aguilones and Dársena de Escombreras.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Escombreras”. Photo: Tordo12, CC BY-SA 4.0.