S'Illot

S'Illot
	S'Illot Location in Spain
Geography
Location	Mediterranean Sea
Coordinates	39.87357°N 3.16206°E
Archipelago	Balearic Archipelago
Highest elevation	12 m (39 ft)
Administration
	Spain
Autonomous Community	Balearic Islands
Comarca	Raiguer
Municipality	Alcúdia
Demographics
Population	0

S'Illot is an uninhabited islet in the Balearic Islands, Spain, located in the Mediterranean Sea off the North coast of Mallorca.

Toponymy

The islet and, in the background, the Formentor peninsula

S'Illot can be transalted from catalan as the little island, and must not be confused with S'illot, a touristic resort on the eastern shores of Mallorca.[1]

Features

View from the coastal road

The islet is located close to the shore north of Benaire, a town belonging to the municipality Alcúdia. Its maximum elevation on the sea level is 12 ms.[2] The beach in front of the island is known for the good views which offers on the Cap Formentor and its peninsula,[1] and the surrounding stretch of sea is apreciated for snorkelling.[3]

Geology

The island and the neighbouring coast are known by geologists for their late Pleistocene deposits and are considered a very suitable location for teaching Quaternary lithologies and stratigraphic relationships.[4]

References

Annie Bennett (2012-08-29). "Victòria peninsula beaches, Majorca: Secret Seaside". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
"Iberpix" (in Spanish). Instituto Geográfico Nacional. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
McNaughtan, Hugh; Harper, Damian (2017). "Platja s'Illot". Lonely Planet Mallorcan. Lonely Planet Global Limited. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
Boreham, S.; Boreham, J. (2019). "Late Pleistocene Coastal Geology of The s'Illot Region, Alcudia, Mallorca: A Classic Location For Quaternary Fieldwork Teaching". Quaternary Newsletter. doi:10.17863/CAM.48283. Retrieved 2022-03-15.

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[Telegraph-1] Annie Bennett (2012-08-29). "Victòria peninsula beaches, Majorca: Secret Seaside". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2022-03-15.

[2] "Iberpix" (in Spanish). Instituto Geográfico Nacional. Retrieved 2022-03-15.

[3] McNaughtan, Hugh; Harper, Damian (2017). "Platja s'Illot". Lonely Planet Mallorcan. Lonely Planet Global Limited. Retrieved 2022-03-15.

[4] Boreham, S.; Boreham, J. (2019). "Late Pleistocene Coastal Geology of The s'Illot Region, Alcudia, Mallorca: A Classic Location For Quaternary Fieldwork Teaching". Quaternary Newsletter. doi:10.17863/CAM.48283. Retrieved 2022-03-15.