The strip is 21 km long and 100 metres wide (average), separating the Mediterranean Sea from the Mar Menor (Minor Sea) lagoon, from Cabo de Palos to the Punta del Mojón.
Satellite view.
Historically, it was known by the Romans as Palus and later by the Moors as Al Buhayrat Al Qsarand. In the 17th century its name changed to Mar Chico, meaning "small sea" and later as El Mar Menor. Originally, it was a bay opening into the Mediterranean; at either end, volcanic reefs gradually held back the sand and sediment that was dragged along by the sea currents to form a sandy column of dunes and rock vegetation and long beaches in contact with two seas. La Manga sandbar is cut off by natural channels that keep the two seas in contact with each other; the so-called golas allow water from the Mediterranean into the lake. As such, the space was untouched until the 1960s, when La Manga was discovered as a tourist resort and underwent a transformation which included the urbanisation of the area and the construction of tourist infrastructures.
In 1938, during the Spanish Civil War, the Battle of Cape Palos took place near the cape. Its lighthouse began operating on January 31, 1865. The cape is part of a marine reserve, the Reserva Marina de Cabo de Palos e Islas Hormigas.
The Mar Menor with its 5 islands and having shallow and protected waters, lends itself to being an International waterbased Sports Station.
There are sailing and skiing schools that run periodical courses, as well as windsurfing and catamarans, and canoeing. In the nearby town of Los Belones is a stadium, La Manga Stadium, known for hosting numerous football clubs from all over the world during the winter months. La Manga Cup at La Manga Club has been staged every year since 1999. The 2011, 2012, and 2013 Copa del Sol tournaments were also held partly at the stadium, as well as many of the 2000–01 Nordic Football Championship matches.
Panoramic view La Manga del Mar Menoredit
Panoramic view over Mar Menor and the length of 22 kilometers of La Manga del Mar Menor at the eastern horizon
manga, spanish, pronunciation, ˈmaŋɡa, menor, meaning, sandbar, minor, seaside, spit, menor, region, murcia, spain, menor, night, pedrucho, strip, long, metres, wide, average, separating, mediterranean, from, menor, minor, lagoon, from, cabo, palos, punta, moj. La Manga Spanish pronunciation la ˈmaŋɡa or La Manga del Mar Menor meaning The Sandbar of the Minor Sea is a seaside spit of Mar Menor in the Region of Murcia Spain Mar Menor at Night El Pedrucho La MangaThe strip is 21 km long and 100 metres wide average separating the Mediterranean Sea from the Mar Menor Minor Sea lagoon from Cabo de Palos to the Punta del Mojon Satellite view Historically it was known by the Romans as Palus and later by the Moors as Al Buhayrat Al Qsarand In the 17th century its name changed to Mar Chico meaning small sea and later as El Mar Menor Originally it was a bay opening into the Mediterranean at either end volcanic reefs gradually held back the sand and sediment that was dragged along by the sea currents to form a sandy column of dunes and rock vegetation and long beaches in contact with two seas La Manga sandbar is cut off by natural channels that keep the two seas in contact with each other the so called golas allow water from the Mediterranean into the lake As such the space was untouched until the 1960s when La Manga was discovered as a tourist resort and underwent a transformation which included the urbanisation of the area and the construction of tourist infrastructures In 1938 during the Spanish Civil War the Battle of Cape Palos took place near the cape Its lighthouse began operating on January 31 1865 The cape is part of a marine reserve the Reserva Marina de Cabo de Palos e Islas Hormigas El Galan La MangaThe nearest airport Region de Murcia International Airport is located just over 50 kilometres by road Cierva s cake typical food of Mar MenorSports editThe Mar Menor with its 5 islands and having shallow and protected waters lends itself to being an International waterbased Sports Station There are sailing and skiing schools that run periodical courses as well as windsurfing and catamarans and canoeing In the nearby town of Los Belones is a stadium La Manga Stadium known for hosting numerous football clubs from all over the world during the winter months La Manga Cup at La Manga Club has been staged every year since 1999 The 2011 2012 and 2013 Copa del Sol tournaments were also held partly at the stadium as well as many of the 2000 01 Nordic Football Championship matches Panoramic view La Manga del Mar Menor edit nbsp Panoramic view over Mar Menor and the length of 22 kilometers of La Manga del Mar Menor at the eastern horizonExternal links edit nbsp Wikivoyage has a travel guide for La Manga Official Tourism website of Murcia Unofficial La Manga del Mar Menor Tourism Guide AreaLaManga net Portal guide of la manga mar menor MURCIA Spain La Manga Activities Archived 2013 06 02 at the Wayback Machine Map Link to google maps 37 43 52 N 0 44 21 W 37 73111 N 0 73917 W 37 73111 0 73917 nbsp This Spain location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title La Manga amp oldid 1161651763, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
