lunes, 28 de febrero de 2022

Mar Menor from La Manga


 A Mar Menor landscape from La Manga. (Click on image to enlarge)

Definitions:

  -  Mar Menor: a coastal saltwater lagoon in the Iberian Peninsula located south-east of the Autonomous Community of  Region of Murcia, Spain, surrounging by the Municipallities of Cartagena, San Javier, San Pedro, Los Alcázares. Its name is the opposite of the Mediterranean, which is the Mar Mayor (greater/larger sea) of the region. It is the biggest salt lagoon at Europe.

  - La Manga: a sandbar 22 km in length whose width ranges from 100 to 1,200 metres, with Cape Palos in its south-eastern vertex making for the lagoon's roughly triangular shape. La Manga separates Mediterranean sea and Mar Menor.

Here a picture to view Mar menor from satellite.

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