Illa Sargantana

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Illa Sargantana
Illa de sa Sargantana
Illa de sa Sargantana
Waters Mediterranean Sea
Archipelago Balearic Islands
Geographical location 40 ° 2 '46.8 "  N , 4 ° 8' 12.7"  E Coordinates: 40 ° 2 '46.8 "  N , 4 ° 8' 12.7"  E
Illa Sargantana (Balearic Islands)
Illa Sargantana
surface 2.5 ha

L'Illa de sa Sargantana is a small Mediterranean island. It is located on the north coast of the Balearic island of Menorca in the bay of Fornells which belongs to the municipality of Es Mercadal .

On the island with an area of ​​2.5 hectares there are remains of a defensive system, castle ruins and a tower from the 17th century. The name of the island comes from the presence of the endemic lizard Podarcis lilfordi sargantanae . ( la sargantana = German: lizard) On October 8, 1993, the islands were declared a biosphere reserve to protect typical landscapes and included in the UNESCO agreements . The focus is on the protection of individual parts of the landscape: natural monuments , protected parts of the landscape , protection of species and biotopes in accordance with Directive 79/409 / EEC on the conservation of wild birds and the fauna-flora-habitat directive for the creation of a European network of biotopes, Natura 2000 .

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ M. Eisentraut: The lizards of the Spanish Mediterranean islands and their racial division in the light of evolution. In: Mitt. Zool. Mus. Berlin. 1949, 26: 1-225.

swell

  • John Armstrong: Historia civil, y natural de la isla de Menorca. Colección: Biblioteca de las Islas Baleares, 1781, ISBN 978-84-9862-215-7 .