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 village Fornells.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Discasto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cape Cavalleria Lighthouse and Sanisera.
Cape Cavalleria Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Cape Cavalleria Lighthouse is situated 1½ km east of Sanitja Island.
Sanisera
Archaeological site
Photo: CBA11, Public domain.
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
Torre de Sanitja is a tower, which is situated 2½ km south of Sanitja Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fornells.
Fornells
Village
Photo: Lohen11, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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″ northLongitude
4.07497° or 4° 4′ 30″ eastOpen location code
8FG633VF+3XOpenStreetMap ID
way 10315242OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletWikidata 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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