Medes Islands
The Illes Medes is a small and craggy group of seven islets in the Costa Brava area of the northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Administratively, the Medes Archipelago belongs to the Baix Empordà comarca, Catalonia, Spain.
- Island
- …lies at an elevation of 61 metres (200 feet)
- Description: island group
Places of Interest
Highlights include Far de la Meda and Meda Gran.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cap de la Barra and L’Estartit.
Medes Islands
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- Location
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Latitude
42.04674° or 42° 2′ 48″ north
Longitude
3.22208° or 3° 13′ 20″ east
Open location code
8FJ526WC+MR
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Medes Islands” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Medes uharteak”
- Catalan: “Illes Medes”
- Catalan: “Medes”
- Cebuano: “Illes Medes”
- Chinese: “梅德斯群島”
- Dutch: “Illes Medes”
- French: “îles Medes”
- French: “Îles Medes”
- Galician: “Illas Medes”
- German: “Illes Medes”
- Hungarian: “Medas-szigetek”
- Italian: “Isole Medas”
- Japanese: “マデス群島”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Medesøyane”
- Polish: “Illes Medes”
- Polish: “Islas Medas”
- Romanian: “Insulele Medes”
- Russian: “Медас”
- Spanish: “Islas Medas”
- Swedish: “Illes Medes”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Punta de les Salines and Montgrí, Medes Islands and Baix Ter Natural Park.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Port de Estartit and Platja de l’Estartit.
Catalonia: Highlights
Notable places include Barcelona and Cadí-Moixeró Natural Park.
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