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Island opposite the port of Tarifa, Andalucia, Spain

Isla de Las Palomas (lit. 'Pigeon Island') is an island opposite the town of Tarifa at the southern end of the Punta de Tarifa at the southernmost point of the Iberian Peninsula and continental Europe. The island has been connected to the mainland by causeway since 1808.

References

"Turismo Tarifa". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
Ferrer-Gallardo, Xavier; Albet-Mas, Abel; Espiñeira, Keina (2015). "The borderscape of Punta Tarifa: concurrent invisibilisation practices at Europe's ultimate peninsula". Cultural Geographies. 22 (3): 539–547. doi:10.1177/1474474014547336. ISSN 1474-4740. PMC 5898337. PMID 29708119.

Municipality of Tarifa

History

Geography

Towns and villages	Bolonia El Bujeo El Chaparral El Cuartón El Lentiscal Facinas Paloma Baja Pedro Valiente La Peña Tahivilla Tarifa Valdevaqueros
Beaches	Paraje natural playa de los Lances Playa de Bolonia Playa Chica Playa de Atlanterra Playa de El Cañuelo Playa de los Alemanes Playa de Los Lances Playa de Valdevaqueros
Mountains	Sierra de Enmedio Sierra de Fates Sierra de la Plata
Points	Punta Camarinal Punta Paloma Punta de Tarifa
Rivers and lakes	Laguna de La Janda Río Cachón Salado River
Other	Cantón de Tarifa Cueva del Moro Cueva del Sol Duna de Bolonia Isla de Las Palomas Necrópolis de Los Algarbes Provincia marítima de Algeciras

Landmarks

36°00′10″N 5°36′33″W / 36.00278°N 5.60917°W / 36.00278; -5.60917

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