Dragonera
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| Island | |
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 Dragonera
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| Coordinates: 39°35′02″N 02°19′17″E / 39.58389°N 2.32139°E | |
| Country |
 Spain
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| Autonomous community |
 Balearic Islands
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| Council | Consell Insular de Mallorca |
| Municipality | Andratx |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.88 km2 (1.11 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 360 m (1,180 ft) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | no permanent population |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Sa Dragonera (Catalan pronunciation: [sə ðɾəɣoˈneɾə]) is an uninhabited islet in the Balearic Islands, Spain, located just off the west coast of Majorca. It is currently a natural park.
Geologically speaking, Dragonera is an emerged part of the geologic system running southwest-northeast in the Iberian Peninsula. This runs from the Málaga province through Cap de la Nau and then gets submerged under the Mediterranean Sea. It surfaces again to form the island of Ibiza, the Tramuntana Range in the island of Majorca and Sa Dragonera itself. The silhouette of the mountain range vaguely resembles a dragon, hence its name.
Sa Dragonera is approximately 3,200 metres in length and has a maximum width of 500 metres. Although its highest hill Pico Popi is only 360 metres high, the island's overall relief is very abrupt, especially considering its small size, which made the islet of little importance in historic times.
The island is a part of the municipality of Andratx, which is, along with Sant Elm (both in nearby Majorca), the closest towns to the island.
Dragonera has a small natural port in the Cala Lladó area.
The name of Dragonera comes from Dragon that was associated to the shape that the island has from a specific perspective, and to the big amount of Endemic lizards that live in the island.
There is an Ancient Roman necropolis in the Es Lladó area, but there are no other signs of historical permanent settling.
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