Mediterranean coast of Spain

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39°06.525'N, 026°42.796'E39.10875;26.71326 waypoint

There are Port(s) of Entry here

Charts

BA

518 Approaches to Puerto de Valencia 773 Straight of Gibraltar to Isla Alborán 774 Motril to Cartagena including Isla Alborán 1195 Approaches to Puerto de Barcelona 1391 Approaches on the east coast of Spain 1588 Ports of Southern Spain 1700 Cartagena to Cabo de San Antonio including Isla Formentera 1701 Cabo de San Antonio to Villanueva y Geltrú including Islas de Ibiza and Formentera 1703 Mallorca and Menorca 1702 Ibiza, Formentera and southern Mallorca 1704 Punta dela Bana to Islas Medas 1780 Barcelona to Napoli including Islas Baleares and Sardegna 2717 Cadiz to Barcelona 3578 Eastern approaches to the Straight of Gibraltar

NIMA

52040 Strait of Gibraltar to Cabo de Gata and Cao Milonia 52043 Bay of Gilbraltar 52049 Almeria, Carboneras and Approaches: 52120 Vilaroz to Cabo Creus 52060 Cabo de Gala to Cabo de Palos and Cap Milonia to Cap Ivi 52061 Approaches to Cartagena 52080 Cabo de Palos to Vinaroz 52081 Plans on the Ccoasts of France and Spain; Palamos, Vinaroz 52084 Approaches to Altea, Alicante and Torrevieja 52085 Approaches to Valencia 52120 Vilaroz to Cabo Creus 52121 Tarragona and Approaches 52122 Barcelona and Approaches 52140 Islas Baleares 52142 Ibiza and Approaches 52143 Mahon and Approaches 53060 Palamos to Saint Raphael

Note: BA - British Admiralty, NIMA - National Imagery and Mapping Agency.

Weather

See Spain.

Currents & Tides

See Gibraltar.

Passages

• Aegean to West Mediterranean Passages

See also Mediterranean Distances Table.

Communication

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Also see World Cruiser's Nets.

Navigation

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Regions

• Costa Del SolCosta Del Sol/wiki/Costa_Del_Sol
• Costa BlancaCosta Blanca/wiki/Costa_Blanca
• Costa DoradaCosta Dorada/wiki/Costa_Dorada
• Costa BravaCosta Brava/wiki/Costa_Brava

Islands

• Balearic IslandsBalearic Islands/wiki/Balearic_Islands
  - near the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula
• Alborán - a small islet in the Alboran Sea

External Territories

There are two independent Spanish cities on the Moroccan coast:

• CeutaCeuta/wiki/Ceuta |  – port of entry ||  – harbour ||  – marina |
• MelillaMelilla/wiki/Melilla |  – port of entry ||  – harbour ||  – marina |

Spain also maintains several small military territories (Plazas de soberanía) on the coast of Morocco, Africa. These were originally built as a guard against piracy.

• Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera
• Peñón de Alhucemas
• Islas Chafarinas (Chafarinas islands)

Friends

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

Forums

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Links

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References

See Spain.

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