Isla de Las Palomas

Island opposite the port of Tarifa, Andalucia, Spain
Aerial view of the Isla de Las Palomas
Map of 1813 showing Isla de Tarifa with causeway to the mainland

Isla de Las Palomas (lit.'Pigeon Island') is an island opposite the town of Tarifa at the southern end of the Punta de Tarifa at the southernmost point of the Iberian Peninsula and continental Europe. The island has been connected to the mainland by causeway since 1808.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "Turismo Tarifa". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
  2. ^ Ferrer-Gallardo, Xavier; Albet-Mas, Abel; Espiñeira, Keina (2015). "The borderscape of Punta Tarifa: concurrent invisibilisation practices at Europe's ultimate peninsula". Cultural Geographies. 22 (3): 539–547. doi:10.1177/1474474014547336. ISSN 1474-4740. PMC 5898337. PMID 29708119.

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Municipality of Tarifa
History
Geography
Towns and villages
  • Bolonia
  • El Bujeo
  • El Chaparral
  • El Cuartón
  • El Lentiscal
  • Facinas
  • Paloma Baja
  • Pedro Valiente
  • La Peña
  • Tahivilla
  • Tarifa
  • Valdevaqueros
Beaches
  • Paraje natural playa de los Lances
  • Playa de Bolonia
  • Playa Chica
  • Playa de Atlanterra
  • Playa de El Cañuelo
  • Playa de los Alemanes
  • Playa de Los Lances
  • Playa de Valdevaqueros
Mountains
  • Sierra de Enmedio
  • Sierra de Fates
  • Sierra de la Plata
Points
  • Punta Camarinal
  • Punta Paloma
  • Punta de Tarifa
Rivers and lakes
  • Laguna de La Janda
  • Río Cachón
  • Salado River
Other
  • Cantón de Tarifa
  • Cueva del Moro
  • Cueva del Sol
  • Duna de Bolonia
  • Isla de Las Palomas
  • Necrópolis de Los Algarbes
  • Provincia marítima de Algeciras
Landmarks
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  • Pleiades

36°00′10″N 5°36′33″W / 36.00278°N 5.60917°W / 36.00278; -5.60917


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