Illa del Rei
L'Illa del Rei, also called Hospital Island in English, is a small island in the middle of the main navigable entry channel to Mahon on the northeastern side of Menorca in the Mediterranean Sea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Spain, part of Gymnesian Islands
- Also known as: “Illa de l’Hospital”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Paleochristian Basilica of l’illa del Rei and English Cemetery, Menorca.
Paleochristian Basilica of l’illa del Rei
Archaeological site
Photo: Pytxy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Paleochristian Basilica of l’illa del Rei is an archaeological site.
English Cemetery, Menorca
Cemetery
The English Cemetery or Anglo-American Cemetery in Menorca, sometimes the Port Mahon Cemetery or the Christian Cemetery in Menorca, is a cemetery developed in the course of United States naval activity dating to the early 19th century, located in Port Mahon, Menorca, in the Balearic Islands of Spain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Es Castell and Sa Mesquida.
Es Castell
Village
Es Castell is a town of almost 8,000 people at the mouth of the port of Maó in the east of Menorca. 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.
Sa Mesquida
Hamlet
Photo: Sandro3coma14, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sa Mesquida is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ km north of Illa del Rei.
Sant Lluís
Village
Photo: LucT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sant Lluís is a municipality on the tip of south-east Menorca in the Spanish Balearic Islands. The area is most noteworthy for its varied coastline, with fine sand beaches and cliffs. Sant Lluís is situated 5 km southwest of Illa del Rei.
Illa del Rei
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Maó, Balearic Islands, Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
39.8869° or 39° 53′ 13″ northLongitude
4.28737° or 4° 17′ 15″ eastOpen location code
8FF6V7PP+QWOpenStreetMap ID
way 10315158OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Illa del Rei” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Illa del Rei”
- Catalan: “Illa del Rei”
- Dutch: “Illa del Rei”
- French: “Illa del Rei”
- French: “Isla del Rey”
- Galician: “Illa do Rei, Menorca”
- German: “Illa del Rei”
- German: “L’Illa del Rei”
- Italian: “Illa del Rei”
- Polish: “Illa del Rei”
- Portuguese: “Illa del Rei”
- Romanian: “Insula regelui”
- Spanish: “Isla del Rey”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Moll de ses Monges and Moll de l’Hospital.
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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 “Illa del Rei”. Photo: Dreizung, CC BY-SA 3.0.