Illot d’en Mel

Illot d’en Mel is an islet in Balearic Islands, Spain. Illot d’en Mel is situated nearby to the islet Illot des Pardals, as well as near Illot des Soldat.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Colom Island and Torre de Rambla.

Colom Island

Islet

Photo: Carles garcia-roca, CC BY 2.5 es.

Colom Island is a small island of 143 acres, located about 200 metres from the north-east coast of Menorca. In the past it was used as a pesthouse and later as farmland. Colom Island is situated 3 km northeast of Illot d’en Mel.

Torre de Rambla

Tower

Photo: Menorquino, CC BY-SA 3.0 es.

Torre de Rambla is a tower, which is situated 2 km northeast of Illot d’en Mel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sa Mesquida and Maó.

Sa Mesquida

Hamlet

Photo: Sandro3coma14, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sa Mesquida is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km southeast of Illot d’en Mel.

Maó

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Maó is the capital city of Menorca. It has a fine natural harbour, one of the best in the Mediterranean, which was why the British made it the capital following their occupation of 1708.

Es Castell

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

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.

Illot d’en Mel

Type: Islet
Categories: locality and landform
Location: Balearic Islands, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

39.95086° or 39° 57′ 3″ north

Longitude

4.24694° or 4° 14′ 49″ east

Open location code

8FF6X62W+8Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1346235083

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Illot des Pardals and Illot des Soldat.

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