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    Columbretes Islands

    Illes Columbretes

    The Columbretes Islands are a group of small uninhabited islets of volcanic origin, in the Mediterranean Sea, 49 kilometres (30 miles) off Oropesa del Mar. Administratively they belong to Castellón de la Plana in the Valencian Community.

    Islas Columbretes
    Islas Columbretes

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    34 landforms

    Overview

    The Columbretes Islands are a group of small uninhabited islets of volcanic origin, in the Mediterranean Sea, 49 kilometres (30 miles) off Oropesa del Mar. Administratively they belong to Castellón de la Plana in the Valencian Community. The main islets are Illa Grossa, La Ferrera, La Foradada and El Carallot. The total emerged area of all four is around 0.19 km2 (0.07 sq mi) and the highest point is 67 metres (220 feet) above sea level. Illa Grossa, by far the largest, is the northernmost island of the group. It stands in the place of an ancient crater and shows a distinctive semi-circular pattern. There are no buildings on it, except for a 19th-century lighthouse, a jetty and the staff quarters used by the biologists working in the wildlife reserve.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands1
    • Minor islands0
    • Islets9
    • Rocks & skerries24

    Major islands

    1
    • Columbrete Grande

      Columbrete Grande

      Area
      0.14 km²
      High point
      57 m

      Illa Grossa, ("Large Island" in Valencian) is the largest island of the Columbretes archipelago of Spain, located in the Mediterranean Sea. 05 square miles. It sits 60 km from Costa del Azahar.

    Islets

    9

    Rocks & skerries

    24

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level20 m40 m60 m57 mColumbrete Grande12 mLa Horadada12 mla Foradadeta6 mel Montcolibre4 mLa Ferrera3 mla Senyoreta2 mel Mascarat2 mla Ferrereta
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.000010.00010.0010.010.11Columbrete Grande: 0.14 km²Columbrete GrandeLa Horadada: 0.02 km²La HoradadaLa Ferrera: 0.02 km²La Ferrerael Montcolibre: 0.5 hael Montcolibrela Foradadeta: 0.5 hala Foradadetael Mascarat: 0.2 hael Mascaratla Ferrereta: 0.2 hala Ferreretael Carallot: 0.2 hael Carallotla Senyoreta: 0.1 hala SenyoretaEscull de la Foradada: 0.1 haEscull de la Fora…Escull de la Ferrera: <0.1 haEscull de la Ferr…Illot Xurruca: <0.1 haIllot XurrucaEscull de Terra: <0.1 haEscull de TerraEscull de la Ferrereta: <0.1 haEscull de la Ferr…Illot Baleato: <0.1 haIllot BaleatoUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandels Tres Esculls del Carallot: <0.1 haels Tres Esculls …Illot Valdés: <0.1 haIllot ValdésUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandEscull de Fora: <0.1 haEscull de ForaTrencatimons: <0.1 haTrencatimonsUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Columbrete Grande0.14 km²
    La Horadada0.02 km²
    La Ferrera0.02 km²
    el Montcolibre0.5 ha
    la Foradadeta0.5 ha
    el Mascarat0.2 ha
    la Ferrereta0.2 ha
    el Carallot0.2 ha
    la Senyoreta0.1 ha
    Escull de la Foradada0.1 ha
    Escull de la Ferrera<0.1 ha
    Illot Xurruca<0.1 ha
    Escull de Terra<0.1 ha
    Escull de la Ferrereta<0.1 ha
    Illot Baleato<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    els Tres Esculls del Carallot<0.1 ha
    Illot Valdés<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Escull de Fora<0.1 ha
    Trencatimons<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
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    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia

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