Cabrera (Latin: Capraia) is one of the minor Balearic Islands belonging to Spain, just south of Majorca, in the Mediterranean Sea, at approximately 39° 9' N, 3° E. Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ... Capital Palma de Mallorca Official language(s) Spanish and Catalan Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 17th  4,992 km²  1. ... Location Location of Majorca in Balearic Islands Coordinates : 39° 30’N , 3°0E Time Zone : CET (UTC+1) - summer: CEST (UTC+2) General information Native name Mallorca (Catalan) Spanish name Mallorca Postal code 07001-07691 Area code 34 (Spain) + 971 (Illes Balears) Website http://www. ... Composite satellite image of the Mediterranean Sea. ...

It is the largest of a small archipelago of islands and islets, including (from south to north) the Estells de Fora, L'Imperial, Cabrera itself, Illa de ses Bledes, Na Redona, Conillera, L'Esponja, Na Plana, Illot Pla, Na Pobra, and Na Foradada. The Mergui Archipelago An archipelago is a landform which consists of a chain or cluster of islands. ...

Cabrera was used as a reclusion camp for French prisoners during the Napoleonic wars. From the 9000 prisoners sent to Cabrera, only 3600 survived. For other uses, see Napoleon (disambiguation). ...

Late 1916 due to the stay by hours and failure, of a german-aushttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Austrian_U-boatstrian submarine, the spanish government decided to expropiate the island for defense reasons, becoming military zone until years 80. Some agriculture rental works where doing in this period by civilians from Mallorca.

In 1936, during the Spanish Civil War, a republican airplane fell near the island. The crew was captured by nationalist, but two republican submarines (B2 and B3) came inmediatly and armed sailors occupied the little island. Four civilian prisoners were taken to Menorca and executed. After the negative results landing in Mallorca, 15 August to 4 September, the republicans get out Cabrera. It has been suggested that Martyrs of the Spanish Civil War be merged into this article or section. ...

During the WWII (1944) a german airplane crashed on the sea, closely together the island. One of the pilots, Johanes Blocher, died and was buried in the small cemetery of the island. There their rest remained until later were taken to the German Memorial of Yuste (Extremadura), along with the war companions fallen in spanish ground.

Cabrera is administratively grouped with Mallorca, belonging to the municipality of Palma de Mallorca as former Santa Catalina district. Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Palma (Catalan) Spanish name Palma de Mallorca Postal code 070XX Area code 34 (Spain) + 971 (Palma de Mallorca) Website http://www. ...

The whole archipelago is a national park of Spain (Parque Nacional del Archipiélago de Cabrera). Cabrera is a cruising destination, and boats may anchor in the island's natural harbour*, though some areas of the coast are prohibited due to ecological sensitivity. Hiking is available, and there is a tourist information office, a museum, and a 14th-century castle as well as a gift shop and cafe. The park covers 100 km² (13 km² land). The park attracts few visitors due to its remote nature and had a permanent population well below 100. Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales, UK A national park is a reserve of land, usually declared and owned by a national government, protected from most human development and pollution. ...

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• Boats are forbidden from anchoring anywhere around the island due to the fragile marine life that exists there, many species survive there that are found rarely around the balearics, such as Dolphins and Sea Snails, diving is strictly prohibited and a licence must be sought from the government in advance for a one day pass. Due to this fact excursions to the island are a rare event and are treasured by the diving community.

External links

• Archipiélago de Cabrera National Park
• (Spanish) Parque Nacional del Archipiélago de Cabrera (Ministerio de Medio Ambiente de España)
• Cabrera Island with zoomable island map (by IslasBaleares)
• Cabrera (by MallorcaWeb)

Coordinates: 39°09′N, 2°57′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...