The Balearic Sea (endotoponym: Mar Balear in Catalan and Spanish) also known as Iberian Sea,[1] is a body of water in the Mediterranean Sea between the Balearic Islands and mainland Spain.[2] The Ebro River flows into this small sea.
Islands and archipelagoes
editThe Balearic islands are divided into two groups: Gimnesias in the northeast, and Pitiusas in the southwest.[3]
Gimnesias
editPitiusas
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Extent
editThe International Hydrographic Organization defines the limits of the Balearic Sea as follows:[4]
Between the Islas Baleares and the coast of Spain, bounded:
On the Southwest. A line from Cape Sant Antoni, Valencian Community (38°50′N 0°12′E / 38.833°N 0.200°E) to Cape Berberia, the Southwest extreme of Formentera (Balearic Islands).
On the Southeast. The South Coast of Formentera, thence a line from Punta Rotja, its Eastern extreme, to the Southern extreme of Cabrera, Balearic Islands (39°07′N 2°54′E / 39.117°N 2.900°E) and to Illa de l'Aire, off the Southern extreme of Menorca.
On the Northeast. The East coast of Menorca up to Cap Favaritx (40°00′N 4°14′E / 40.000°N 4.233°E) thence a line to Cape Sant Sebastià Catalonia (41°54′N 3°10′E / 41.900°N 3.167°E).
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Balearic Sea". WorldAtlas. 2021-03-21. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
- ^ C.Michael Hogan. 2011. Balearic Sea. Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. P.Saundry & C.J.Cleveland. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington DC
- ^ "Balearic Islands Map balearic islands sea islands - Worldatlas.com". www.worldatlas.com. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
- ^ "Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd edition" (PDF). International Hydrographic Organization. 1953. Retrieved 6 May 2020.