Cabrera, Balearic Islands

Cabrera is an uninhabited islet in the Balearic Islands, Spain, located in the Mediterranean Sea off the southern coast of Majorca. It is also a national park.The highest point is Na Picamosques, 172 m high. Cabrera is the largest island of the small archipelago that features the islands of Estells de Fora, L’Imperial, Illa de ses Bledes, Na Redona, Conillera, L’Esponja, Na Plana, Illot Pla, Na Pobra, and Na Foradada.

There, you can find numerous coves and inlets, small beaches and rocky cliffs of considerable height. In order to sail & moor in the waters of Cabrera, one has to apply ahead of time for authorization at the ¡National Parks office in Palma de Mallorca. 50 vessels are allowed to anchor per day, and in order to satisfy demand for these sought-after moorings, anchorages are offered for one night only during the months of July and August, two nights in the months of June and September and seven nights the rest of the year.

At least there are 450 known plant species. The dominant vegetation in the Mediterranean maquis, it is highly variable in composition and appearance according to the statement of the islands to sunshine and storms. Cabrera is covered by a young pine forest of Aleppo pine. There are reported 30 endemic species, five of them are located in Cabrera like own varieties. Among them, in Llampudol bord. It has been described 10 different breeds of the Balearic lizard living on different islands, like common and rose gecko and Mediterranean turtle. The terrestrial fauna is discrete, however, the marine avifauna is represented by all species that breed in the Mediterranean rim, at least 150, including 25 nesting.

The marine part of the park is equally rich, from Oceanic Posidonia meadows in fixing more than 60 different species of algae, coralligenous funds in which specialist have found features of tropical nature. In the waters of Cabrera is common to see dolphins and occasionally whales and sperm whales although these don’t come near to shore. The 214 marine fish species live in addition to the dwelling turtle, green turtle and the leatherback turtle, this last one is in grave extinction danger.