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El Mar Menor

San Javier, Mar Menor, Murcia

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El Mar Menor

Nature · San Javier, Mar Menor, Murcia

The largest saltwater lagoon in Europe, with a surface area of about 135 km², separated from the Mediterranean by the sand bar of La Manga. It was formed in the Quaternary over a former bay, and the Romans, who called it Belich, used it as a refuge harbour.

Photo: Øyvind Holmstad (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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