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    Mediterranean SeaSpain

    39°49′N 3°35′E

    Gymnesian Islands

    Part of Balearic Islands

    The Gymnesians (Catalan: Gimnèsies [ʒimˈnɛziəs], Spanish: Gimnesias [ximˈnesjas]), or Gymnesic Islands (Catalan: Illes Gimnèsiques), is a collective name given to the two largest (and easternmost) Balearic Islands, Mallorca and Menorca, distinguishing them from the Pityuses (Catalan: Illes Pitiüses; Spanish: Pitiusas), or Pine Islands, Ibiza and Formentera.

    Gymnesian Islands

    Pierre Markuse from Hamm, Germany / CC BY 2.0

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    The Gymnesians (Catalan: Gimnèsies [ʒimˈnɛziəs], Spanish: Gimnesias [ximˈnesjas]), or Gymnesic Islands (Catalan: Illes Gimnèsiques), is a collective name given to the two largest (and easternmost) Balearic Islands, Mallorca and Menorca, distinguishing them from the Pityuses (Catalan: Illes Pitiüses; Spanish: Pitiusas), or Pine Islands, Ibiza and Formentera.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands2
    • Minor islands7
    • Islets23
    • Rocks & skerries42

    Major islands

    2
    • Mallorca

      Mallorca

      Area
      3,622 km²
      High point
      1,436 m

      Mallorca, also spelled Majorca in English, is the largest of Spain's Balearic Islands, and the seventh largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.

    • Menorca

      Menorca

      Area
      693 km²
      High point
      362 m

      Menorca or Minorca (from Latin: Insula Minor, lit. 'smaller island', later Minorica) is one of the Balearic Islands located in the Mediterranean Sea belonging to Spain. Its name derives from its size, contrasting it with nearby Mallorca (Majorca).

    Minor islands

    7

    Islets

    23

    Rocks & skerries

    42
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    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • es Calafat petit<0.1 ha
    • es Calafat gros<0.1 ha
    • s'Illotet<0.1 ha
    • Pedres Blaves<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

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level500 m1,000 m1,500 m1,436 mMallorca362 mMenorca312 mDragonera106 mIlla des Conills55 mNa Redona41 mColom38 mIlla de Formentor26 mIlla del Llatzeret23 mS'illot na Pobra16 mIlla del Rei15 mIlla de l'Aire15 mS'illot na Plana15 mIlla de sa Torre13 mIllots de sa Cudia
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.0000010.000010.00010.0010.010.11101001,00010,000Mallorca: 3,622 km²MallorcaMenorca: 693 km²MenorcaDragonera: 2.7 km²DragoneraIlla des Conills: 1.4 km²Illa des ConillsColom: 0.59 km²ColomIlla de l'Aire: 0.31 km²Illa de l'AireIlla del Llatzeret: 0.3 km²Illa del LlatzeretIlla de Formentor: 0.12 km²Illa de FormentorNa Redona: 0.1 km²Na RedonaS'illot na Plana: 0.05 km²S'illot na PlanaIlla del Rei: 0.04 km²Illa del ReiIlla de sa Torre: 0.04 km²Illa de sa TorreS'illot na Pobra: 0.03 km²S'illot na PobraIlla Sargantana: 0.03 km²Illa SargantanaPantaleu: 0.02 km²PantaleuNa Foradada: 0.01 km²Na ForadadaIlla de la Quarantena: 0.01 km²Illa de la Quaran…Illots de sa Cudia: 0.01 km²Illots de sa CudiaIlla d'en Sales: 0.8 haIlla d'en SalesIllot de sa Caleta: 0.7 haIllot de sa CaletaS'illot Pla: 0.5 haS'illot PlaFaraió d’Aubarca: 0.5 haFaraió d’AubarcaEscull de Codrell o de Binicodrell: 0.5 haEscull de Codrell…Illot dels Porros: 0.4 haIllot dels PorrosIlla Mitjana: 0.3 haIlla MitjanaIlla des Pas: 0.3 haIlla des Pasl'Esponja: 0.3 hal'EsponjaUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandS'illot de na Foradat: 0.3 haS'illot de na For…Unnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandes Calafat petit: <0.1 haes Calafat petites Calafat gros: <0.1 haes Calafat gross'Illotet: <0.1 has'IllotetPedres Blaves: <0.1 haPedres BlavesUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Mallorca3,622 km²
    Menorca693 km²
    Dragonera2.7 km²
    Illa des Conills1.4 km²
    Colom Island0.59 km²
    Illa de l'Aire0.31 km²
    Illa del Llatzeret0.3 km²
    Illa de Formentor0.12 km²
    Na Redona0.1 km²
    S'illot na Plana0.05 km²
    Illa del Rei0.04 km²
    Illa de sa Torre0.04 km²
    S'illot na Pobra0.03 km²
    Illa Sargantana0.03 km²
    Pantaleu0.02 km²
    Na Foradada0.01 km²
    Illa de la Quarantena0.01 km²
    Illots de sa Cudia0.01 km²
    Illa d'en Sales0.8 ha
    Illot de sa Caleta0.7 ha
    S'illot Pla0.5 ha
    Faraió d’Aubarca0.5 ha
    Escull de Codrell o de Binicodrell0.5 ha
    Illot dels Porros0.4 ha
    Illa Mitjana0.3 ha
    Illa des Pas0.3 ha
    l'Esponja0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    S'illot de na Foradat0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    es Calafat petit<0.1 ha
    es Calafat gros<0.1 ha
    s'Illotet<0.1 ha
    Pedres Blaves<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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    escull de cala en Regau<0.1 ha
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    es Frare<0.1 ha
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    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
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    Overlapping groups

    Sources

    Facts

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

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