Sanitja Island

Sanitja Island is an islet in Es Mercadal, Balearic Islands, Balearic Islands. Sanitja Island is situated nearby to the islet Illa des Pas, as well as near the hamlet Fornells.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cape Cavalleria Lighthouse and Sanisera.

Cape Cavalleria Lighthouse

Scenic viewpoint

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Cape Cavalleria Lighthouse is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 1½ km east of Sanitja Island.

Sanisera

Archaeological site

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Sanisera was one of the Roman cities located in the island of Menorca, which was mentioned by Pliny the Elder in his book Naturalis Historia, III, 77–78 in the 1st century BC: The Baleares, so formidable in war with their slingers, have received from the Greeks the name of Gymnasiæ. Sanisera is situated 3 km southeast of Sanitja Island.

Torre de Sanitja

Tower

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Torre de Sanitja is a tower, which is situated 2½ km south of Sanitja Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fornells.

Fornells

Hamlet

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Fornells is a village located in a bay in the north of the Balearic island of Menorca, Spain. Fornells is estimated to have a population of about 1000 people, which increases in the summer due to tourism. Fornells is situated 6 km southeast of Sanitja Island.

Sanitja Island

Type: Islet
Also known as: “Illa de Sanitja o dels Porros”
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Es Mercadal, Balearic Islands, Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

40.0927° or 40° 5′ 34″ north

Longitude

4.07497° or 4° 4′ 30″ east

Open location code

8FG633VF+3X

OpenStreetMap ID

way 10315242

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

Wikidata ID

Q11926524

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Satellite Map

Discover Sanitja Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Sanitja Island” goes by many names.

Catalan: “Illa de Sanitja”
Catalan: “illa des Porros”
Catalan: “Illa des Porros”
Spanish: “Isla de Sanitja”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Illa des Pas and Cova d’en Mo.

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