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Balearic Sea

Balearic Sea

Part of the Mediterranean Sea near the Balearic Islands


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.

Location of the Balearic Sea
Limits of the Balearic Sea

Islands and archipelagoes

The Balearic islands are divided into two groups: Gimnesias in the northeast, and Pitiusas in the southwest.[3]

Gimnesias

Pitiusas

Es Vedrà (Sant Josep de sa Talaia, Ibiza)

Extent

The 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) 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) 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) thence a line to Cape Sant Sebastià Catalonia (41°54′N 3°10′E).

See also


References

  1. "Balearic Sea". WorldAtlas. 2021-03-21. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  2. "Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd edition" (PDF). International Hydrographic Organization. 1953. Retrieved 6 May 2020.

40°0′N 1°30′E


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