Illa de la Quarantena

Illa de la Quarantena is an islet in Maó, Balearic Islands, Balearic Islands. Illa de la Quarantena is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Mirador Carrer Victori, as well as near the library Biblioteca Municipal.

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Type: Islet
Description: island
Also known as: “Illa de sa Quarantena”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lazaretto and Illa del Rei.

Lazaretto

Islet

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Lazaretto is an islet, which is situated 780 metres southeast of Illa de la Quarantena.

Illa del Rei

Islet

Photo: Dreizung, CC BY-SA 3.0.

L'Illa del Rei, also called Hospital Island in English, is a small island in the middle of the main navigable entry channel to Mahón on the northeastern side of Menorca in the Mediterranean Sea.

Early Christian church

Archaeological site

Photo: Pytxy, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Early Christian church is an archaeological site, which is situated 1 km northwest of Illa de la Quarantena.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Es Castell and Sa Mesquida.

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 3½ km north of Illa de la Quarantena.

Sant Lluís

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.

Illa de la Quarantena

Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Maó, Balearic Islands, Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

39.88212° or 39° 52′ 56″ north

Longitude

4.29857° or 4° 17′ 55″ east

Open location code

8FF6V7JX+RC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 10315164

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

Wikidata ID

Q635907

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Satellite Map

Discover Illa de la Quarantena from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Illa de la Quarantena” goes by many names.

Catalan: “Illa de la Quarantena”
Catalan: “Illa de sa Quarantena”
Catalan: “Illa Plana”
Dutch: “Illa de la Quarentena”
French: “île de la Quarantaine (Minorque)”
French: “Île de la Quarantaine”
German: “Illa de la Quarentena”
Polish: “Illa Plana”
Spanish: “Illa de sa Quarantena”
Spanish: “Isla de la Cuarentena”
Spanish: “Isla Plana”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Moll de s’Illa Plana and Mirador Carrer Victori.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Porta d’Eos and Llenegall d’es Moll d’en Pons.

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