Isla Perdiguera
| Isla Perdiguera | ||
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| Waters | Mar Menor | |
| Geographical location | 37 ° 42 ′ N , 0 ° 48 ′ W | |
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| surface | 25.8 | |
| Highest elevation | 24 m | |
The Isla Perdiguera (Eng .: "Partridge Island") is a volcanic cone of the Volcanes del Campo de Cartagena and an island in the middle of the Mar Menor , in the area of the municipality of San Javier in the region of Murcia .
geography
The island is east of the mainland at El Carmolí , halfway to Isla Mayor (Isla del Barón), which is about 1.2 km further east. It has an area of 25.8 hectares and rises 24 m above the sea . Like the Isla del Barón, it consists of two volcanic cones on the main part of the island and a third smaller cone, which is connected to the main part in the southeast of the island by a narrow tombolo as a peninsula . Sometimes this part is called Isla Esparteña . There are several piers of the Puertecico in the bays along the tombolo . Most of the island is overgrown with half grass.
Tourism and nature protection
The island is the second largest island of the Mar Menor and the most damaged by tourism. There used to be six jetties and three restaurants, but these have been abandoned and are now only in ruins. Day-trippers are still coming to the island and there is boat service from June 5th to December 30th from Santiago de la Ribera and Los Alcázares . The island is now under nature protection.
literature
- Rolf Neuhaus: The last days of the wilderness. A trip around the Iberian Peninsula. DuMont Reiseverlag, Ostfildern 2014. ISBN 978-3-7701-8255-8