Balearic Islands

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39°37.357'N, 002°53.694'E39.62261;2.8949 waypoint

The Balearic Islands comprise of three major islands, Majorca, Minorca and Ibiza, plus three smaller ones named Formentera, Cabrera and the uninhabited Dragonera. They lie in the Balearic Sea off the coast of Spain between France and the coast of North Africa.

Charts

BA

1780 Barcelona to Napoli including Islas Baleares and Sardegna

1703 Mallorca and Menorca

1702 Ibiza, Formentera and southern Mallorca

1700 Cartagena to Cabo de San Antonio including Isla Formentera

NIMA

52140 Islas Baleares

52143 Mahon and Approaches

52142 Ibiza and Approaches

Weather

See Spain.

Passages

See Aegean to West Mediterranean Passages.

Navigation

Also see World Cruiser's Nets.

Islands in the Group

• Majorca - Mallorca (Palma)Majorca - Mallorca (Palma)/wiki/Majorca |  – port of entry ||  – harbour ||  – marina ||  – anchorage |
• Menorca Menorca /wiki/Menorca |  – port of entry ||  – harbour ||  – marina ||  – anchorage |
• Ibiza - EivissaIbiza - Eivissa/wiki/Ibiza |  – harbour ||  – marina |
• Espalmador Espalmador /wiki/Espalmador |  – anchorage |
• Formentera Formentera /wiki/Formentera |  – needs data |
• Cabrera Cabrera /wiki/Cabrera |  – needs data |
• Dragonera Dragonera /wiki/Dragonera |  – needs data |

Things to do Ashore

See individual islands.

Friends

Contact details of "Cruiser's Friends" that can be contacted for local information or assistance.

Forums

List links to discussion threads on partnering forums. (see link for requirements)

Links

• Balearic Islands at the Wikipedia
• Balearic Sea at the Wikipedia

References & Publications

• Graham Hutt and RCC Pilotage Foundation, Islas Baleares: Ibiza, Formentera, Mallorca, Cabrera and Menorca, Imray Laurie Norie & Wilson; 9th Revised edition edition (March 30, 2011), ISBN 9781846232831
• Rod Heikell, Mediterranean Cruising Handbook, Imray Laurie Norie & Wilson; 6th Revised edition edition (April 21, 2012), ISBN 9781846231704
• Rod Heikell and Lucinda Michel, Mediterranean Almanac, Imray Laurie Norie & Wilson; 8th edition edition (December 12, 2012), ISBN 9781846232961

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Date of member's last visit to Balearic Islands and this page's details validated:

• October 2004 --Istioploos Travels with S/Y Thetis

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Names: Lighthouse, Alan Teed, Istioploos