Mouro Island
Mouro Island, originally Mogro Island or Peña de Mogru, is a small uninhabited island in the Bay of Biscay, located off the Magdalena Peninsula. It lies close to the entrance to the Bay of Santander near the city of Santander, Cantabria along the north coast of Spain.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Islet
- Description: uninhabited island off the coast of Spain
- Also known as: “Isla Mogro” and “Mordo Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mouro Island Lighthouse and Palacio de la Magdalena.
Palacio de la Magdalena
Photo: Fernandopascullo, CC BY 3.0.
The Palacio de la Magdalena is a palace in Santander, Spain. Its construction was financed by popular subscription and given to the Spanish royal family for use as a summer residence.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Somo and Cabo Menor.
Somo
Village
Photo: Luis Fermín TURIEL PEREDO, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Somo is a village, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Mouro Island.
Cabo Menor
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cabo Menor is a locality, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Mouro Island.
Sardinero
Neighborhood
Photo: Josep Panadero, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sardinero is a popular beach located in the Spanish city of Santander, Cantabria. The beach is divided in two by the gardens of Piquio about one-quarter the way along its length, stretching from the Magdalena Peninsula to Mataleñas; two further adjacent beaches are also sometimes included. Sardinero is situated 2½ km west of Mouro Island.
Mouro Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Ribamontán al Mar, Cantabria, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
43.47298° or 43° 28′ 23″ northLongitude
-3.7558° or 3° 45′ 21″ westOpen location code
8CMRF6FV+5MOpenStreetMap ID
way 527130109OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
Discover Mouro Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Mouro Island” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مورو”
- Armenian: “Մոուրո կղզի”
- Basque: “Mouro uhartea”
- Cebuano: “Isla de Mouro”
- Dutch: “Mouro-eiland”
- Esperanto: “Insulo Moŭro”
- French: “île de Mouro”
- French: “Île de Mouro”
- Galician: “Illa de Mouro”
- Italian: “Isola di Mouro”
- Japanese: “モウロ島”
- Spanish: “Isla de Mogro”
- Spanish: “Isla de Mouro”
- Swedish: “Isla de Mouro”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Punta de la Cerda and Campa de La Magdalena.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include La Corbera and Fuerte de San Salvador de Ano.
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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 “Mouro Island”. Photo: Yon Mora, CC BY 2.0.