Colom Island

Colom Island is a small island of 143 acres, located about 200 metres from the north-east coast of . In the past it was used as a pesthouse and later as farmland.
Wikipedia
Photo: Carles garcia-roca, CC BY 2.5 es.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Torre de Rambla.

Tower
Photo: Menorquino, CC BY-SA 3.0 es.
is a tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sa Mesquida and Maó.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet.

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is the capital city of . 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.

Village
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is a town of almost 8,000 people at the mouth of the port of in the east of . 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. is situated 9 km south of Colom Island.

Colom Island

Latitude
39.96137° or 39° 57′ 41″ north
Longitude
4.27842° or 4° 16′ 42″ east
Elevation
18 metres (59 feet)
Open location code
8FF6X76H+G9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 10315187
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
2519347
Wiki­data ID
Q3322704
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Satellite Map

Discover Colom Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Colom Island” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جزيرة كولوم”
  • Catalan: “Illa d’en Colom”
  • Catalan: “Illa de Colom”
  • Cebuano: “Isla Colom”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كولوم”
  • French: “Îlot de Colom”
  • Galician: “Illa d’en Colom”
  • Galician: “Illa de Colón”
  • German: “Illa d’en Colom”
  • Japanese: “クロン島”
  • Japanese: “レイ島”
  • Romanian: “Insula Colom”
  • Spanish: “Illa d’en Colom”
  • Spanish: “Isla de Colom”
  • Spanish: “Isla de Colon”
  • Spanish: “Isla de Colón”
  • Swedish: “Illa d’en Colom”
  • Swedish: “Isla Colom”

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