Menorca
Minorca, Minorque
39°57′N 4°03′E
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).
Terrain
39°57′N 4°03′E
Overview
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). Its capital is Mahón, situated on the island's eastern end, although Menorca is not a province and forms a political union with the other islands in the archipelago. Ciutadella de Menorca and Mahón are the main ports and largest towns. Per the Census of 1 January 2025, Menorca had a population of 102,477. Its highest point, a hill in the middle of the island named El Toro (from Catalan "turó" meaning hill), is 358 metres (1,175 feet) above sea level.
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Nearest islands
- Colom Island19 km
- Illa del Llatzeret23 km
- Illa de l'Aire26 km
- Illa de Formentor77 km
- Mallorca106 km
- Illa des Conills126 km
Also in Gymnesian Islands
Mallorca
3,622 km²▲ 1,436 m
Major islands
Dragonera
2.7 km²▲ 312 m
Minor islands
Illa des Conills
1.4 km²▲ 106 m
Minor islands
Colom Island
0.59 km²▲ 41 m
Minor islands
Illa de l'Aire
0.31 km²▲ 15 m
Minor islands
Illa del Llatzeret
0.3 km²▲ 26 m
Minor islands
Illa de Formentor
0.12 km²▲ 38 m
Minor islands
Na Redona
0.1 km²▲ 55 m
Minor islands
Also in Balearic Islands
Mallorca
3,622 km²▲ 1,436 m
Major islands
Ibiza
569 km²▲ 486 m
Major islands
Formentera
80.7 km²▲ 202 m
Minor islands
Dragonera
2.7 km²▲ 312 m
Minor islands
S'Espalmador
1.5 km²▲ 57 m
Minor islands
Illa des Conills
1.4 km²▲ 106 m
Minor islands
Illa Conillera
1.1 km²▲ 64 m
Minor islands
Es Vedrà
0.62 km²▲ 382 m
Minor islands
Photographs
View
Menorca, coastal walking trail in the south of the island
Menorca holiday 2021
![Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data [2023], processed by Sentinel Hub/Pierre Markuse Menorca, Spain - 4 May 2023 Iimage is about 67 kilometers wide. Try out the EO Browser!](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Menorca%2C_Spain_-_4_May_2023_%2852948884259%29.jpg/500px-Menorca%2C_Spain_-_4_May_2023_%2852948884259%29.jpg)
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data [2023], processed by Sentinel Hub/Pierre Markuse Menorca, Spain - 4 May 2023 Iimage is about 67 kilometers wide. Try out the EO Browser!
The light shows the way
livestock shelter at Platges de Binigaus
Talaiot de Santa Mònica (es Migjorn Gran)
Talaiot de Santa Mònica (es Migjorn Gran)
Talaiot de Santa Mònica (es Migjorn Gran)
Let's have a drink
At the far end of Platja de Binigaus, looking away from Sant Thomas towards the headland. The coastal path has recently been improved, making access further along easier, but it is still a rough path all the way to Santa Galdana
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Facts
Photographs
- View (36737915433). Ben Salter from Wales / CC BY 2.0
- Coastal walking trail - Menorca. Jeuwre / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Boats at sunset. RedenimCrafts / CC BY 4.0
- Menorca, Spain - 4 May 2023 (52948884259). SentinelHub / CC BY 2.0
- The light shows the way (16254738222). Markus Trienke / CC BY-SA 2.0
- Livestock shelter at Platges de Binigaus (18048807526). Markus Trienke / CC BY-SA 2.0
- Passadis al talaiot. Bufoga / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tafoni Peña del Indio (Menorca). Miguel Escobar Gómez / CC BY-SA 2.0
- Talaiot i estructures 2. Bufoga / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Talaiot i estructures. Bufoga / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Let's have a drink (17889087409). Markus Trienke / CC BY-SA 2.0
- Platja de Binigaus, Menorca (14291583412). Paul Stephenson from London / CC BY 2.0