NATURAL PARKS IN

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NATURAL PARKS IN
MALL
RCA
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The Balearic archipelago is located in the
eastern Mediterranean. It is formed by four main
islands Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera
ibiza
mallorca
formentera
menorca
cabrera
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Pollensa Bay
  Mallorca is the largest island with an area of
3,667 km². Large sandy beaches, cliffs and
secluded coves exist along the 565 km of its
coast. This coast, rugged, clipped and of great
beauty, opens out to the sea in three major
areas the bays of Pollensa and Alcúdia in the
North and the Bay of Palma in the South
Tramuntana mountains
Alcudia Bay
Palma Bay
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In Mallorca there are many protected areas, the
following being some of the most important ones
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SAlbufera
Múltiples son los espacios protegidos que se
encuentran en la isla de Mallorca destacando
entre ellos
Tramuntana Range of mountains
. Sierra de tramuntana
. Salbufera
. Parque mondragó
. Archipiélago de cabrera
Cabrera Archipelago
Mondragó Park
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Tramuntana Range of Mountains
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The 90 kilometre-long Serra de Tramuntana is the
most extensive natural area on Mallorca, offering
an excellent natural environment for active
excursions.
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Its jagged coastline has a few coves and some
steep cliffs
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Visitors inland can admire large sections of pine
forest and oak woods
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Vegetation offers a series of endemic species.
There are huge holm-oak woods, not only in the
higher parts of the mountains, but also in the
lower areas. In some places, great extensions
of pine woods have replaced the holm oaks
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Regarding ornithology, many species live in the
Tramuntana range of mountains or pass through
while emigrating to other parts of the world.
There are large numbers of of birds of prey,
such as fisher eagles and sea falcons.
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SAlbufera Nature Reserve
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S'Albufera Nature Reserve lies in the north of
Majorca, in l'Alcúdia bay. It is a marshy
coastline formed by lakes and natural and
artificial canals
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The presence of vertebrates in the area deserves
a mention. These include, martens, weasels,
tortoises and the calopet, amongst others.
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However, birds dominate this open space, namely
the marsh harrier, little bittern, black-winged
stilt, purple heron, 'vascon' and moustached
warbler.
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NATIONAL PARK OF CABRERA
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National Park Cabrera is the only marine parkland
of Spain. It is located south of Mallorca and is
composed of 19 smaller islands and islets,
covering an area of 1318 hectares, in addition to
the surrounding marine zone of 8,703 hectares sea.
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This sea and parkland host great natural wealth
important seabird colonies, endemic species and
one of the best preserved seabeds of the
Mediterranean
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Due to the weather conditions there is a
predominant kind of vegetation, garrigue, which
is a low, soft-leaved scrubland found on
limestone soils around the Mediterranean basin,
generally near the coast
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Aladierno balear
Hipericón balear
Some of these plants are endemic in the
archipelago
Astrágalo balear
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Also in this park, it is worth mentioning
the great variety of birds existing
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Some lands species are also important
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But undoubtedly, the most outstanding of this
park is its seabeds
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IES Juníper Serra 4º ESO C year 2007/2008