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    Medes Islands

    Illes Medes

    The Illes Medes (Catalan: Illes Medes, Spanish: Islas Medas) is a small and craggy group of seven islets in the Costa Brava area of the northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Administratively, the Medes Archipelago belongs to the Baix Empordà comarca, Catalonia, Spain.

    Aerial view of Costa Brava: L'Estartit, illes Medes, gola del Ter. Ryanair flight from Pisa to Girona.
    Aerial view of Costa Brava: L'Estartit, illes Medes, gola del Ter. Ryanair flight from Pisa to Girona.

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    Overview

    The Illes Medes (Catalan: Illes Medes, Spanish: Islas Medas) is a small and craggy group of seven islets in the Costa Brava area of the northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Administratively, the Medes Archipelago belongs to the Baix Empordà comarca, Catalonia, Spain. The islands are protected as a nature reserve; scubadiving is popular but is thus regulated there and requires permission. The islands are located close to the shore, east of the coastal town of L'Estartit.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands1
    • Minor islands0
    • Islets4
    • Rocks & skerries18

    Major islands

    1

    Islets

    4

    Rocks & skerries

    18

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level20 m40 m60 m80 m74 mMeda Gran70 mCarall Bernat67 mMeda Petita40 mTascons Grossos24 mel Medallot20 mIlla de la Pedrosa13 mTascons Petits5 mRoca de l'Hermínia
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.0000010.000010.00010.0010.010.11Meda Gran: 0.19 km²Meda GranMeda Petita: 0.03 km²Meda PetitaIlla de la Pedrosa: 0.7 haIlla de la PedrosaCarall Bernat: 0.3 haCarall BernatTascons Grossos: 0.2 haTascons GrossosIlla del Dui: <0.1 haIlla del Duiel Medallot: <0.1 hael MedallotTascons Petits: <0.1 haTascons PetitsUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandillot dels Arquets: <0.1 haillot dels Arquetsla Bleda: <0.1 hala BledaRoca d'en Boni: <0.1 haRoca d'en BoniUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandRoca de l'Hermínia: <0.1 haRoca de l'HermíniaUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandel Salpatjot: <0.1 hael Salpatjotel Foraió: <0.1 hael ForaióUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandPedra de Déu: <0.1 haPedra de Déu
    km², log scale
    Meda Gran0.19 km²
    Meda Petita0.03 km²
    Illa de la Pedrosa0.7 ha
    Carall Bernat0.3 ha
    Tascons Grossos0.2 ha
    Illa del Dui<0.1 ha
    el Medallot<0.1 ha
    Tascons Petits<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    illot dels Arquets<0.1 ha
    la Bleda<0.1 ha
    Roca d'en Boni<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Roca de l'Hermínia<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
    el Salpatjot<0.1 ha
    el Foraió<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Pedra de Déu<0.1 ha

    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs