Cabrera Archipelago
| Cabrera | |
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| Island | |
Cabrera Island harbor
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 Cabrera
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| Coordinates: 39°08′30″N 2°56′45″E / 39.14167°N 2.94583°ECoordinates: 39°08′30″N 2°56′45″E / 39.14167°N 2.94583°E | |
| Country |
 Spain
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| Autonomous community |
 Balearic Islands
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| Council | Consell Insular de Mallorca |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15.69 km2 (6.06 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 172 m (564 ft) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | no permanent population |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Cabrera (Catalan pronunciation: [cəˈβɾeɾə], Latin: Capraia) is an uninhabited islet in the Balearic Islands, Spain, located in the Mediterranean Sea off the southern coast of Majorca. It is a National Park. The highest point is Na Picamosques (172 m).
Cabrera is the largest island of the small archipelago that includes (from south to north) the islands of Estells de Fora, L'Imperial, Illa de ses Bledes, Na Redona, Conillera, L'Esponja, Na Plana, Illot Pla, Na Pobra, and Na Foradada.
In December 1530, Hayreddin Barbarossa an Ottoman admiral of the fleet captured the Castle of Cabrera, and started to use the island as a logistic base for his operations in the area. Barbarossa's naval victories secured Ottoman dominance over the Mediterranean during the mid 16th century, from 1530 until the Battle of Lepanto in 1571.
Cabrera was used to house French prisoners during the Napoleonic Wars. Of 9,000 sent to Cabrera, only 3,600 survived.
Late in 1916 a malfunctioning Austro-Hungarian Navy submarine remained at Cabrera for several hours, and the Spanish government subsequently decided to expropriate the island for defense. It is alleged that Juan March Ordinas, avoiding the blockade, had been selling supplies, including fuel, to submarine personnel, from the area of Cala Ganduf and S'Olla. There was strong international protest, particularly by the British Admirality, as Spain was officially neutral during the First World War.
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