Columbretes Islands

Columbretes Les Columbretes
Islands
Columbretes Islands map
Columbretes Location in Spain
Coordinates: 39°53′53″N 0°41′07″E / 39.89806°N 0.68528°E / 39.89806; 0.68528
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Valencia
Province	Castellón
Comarca	Plana Alta
Judicial district	Castellón de la Plana
Area
• Total	0.19 km2 (0.07 sq mi)
Highest elevation	67 m (220 ft)
Population  (2009)
• Total	no permanent population
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	12100

The Columbretes Islands (Valencian: Les Columbretes, IPA: [les kolumˈbɾetes] or Els Columbrets^[a], IPA: [els kolumˈbɾets]), are a group of small uninhabited islets of volcanic origin, in the Mediterranean Sea, 49 kilometres (30 miles) off Orpesa. Administratively they belong to Castellón de la Plana in the Valencian Community.

The main islets are Illa Grossa, La Ferrera, La Foradada and El Carallot. The total emerged area of all four is around 0.19 km² (0.07 sq mi) and the highest point is 67 metres (220 feet) above sea level. Illa Grossa, by far the largest, is the northernmost island of the group. It stands in the place of an ancient crater and shows a distinctive semi-circular pattern. There are no buildings on it, except for a 19th-century lighthouse, a jetty and the staff quarters used by the biologists working in the wildlife reserve.
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