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Island location Formentera in southern Europe

For a detailed description of this island, see our info-island-page:Formentera

Physical characteristics - Location

Coordinates:	long: 1.45911 lat : 38.68971
Coordinates (gr,min,sec): WGS84	long: 1°27'32.7924 lat : 38°41'22.9452
Surface area:	81.2 km² (0.214 x Isle of Wight)
Length coastline:	78.8 km
Average height:	49 metre
Length island:	19 km
Maximum width island (estimate):	6 km
Name :	La Talaiassa La Mola (192 metre)
Orientation island:	West-northwest - East-southeast

Demographic data island

Habited:	Yes
Number of inhabitants:	9147
Population density:	109.89 inh/km2
Important places (direction):	La Savina (N)

Naming - Location

Local native name:	Isla de Formentera
Archipelago (island group):	Balearic Islands
Neighboring islands (Island hopping):	1) Espalmador 0.351 km North 2) Espardell 4.3 km EastNorthEast 3) Ibiza 7.1 km NorthNorthWest 4) Vedrà 22.1 km NorthWest 5) Conejera 29.5 km NorthWest 6) Tagomago 34.2 km NorthNorthEast 7) Mallorca 115.8 km NorthEast 8) Dragonera 116.4 km NorthEast 9) Cabrera 126.4 km EastNorthEast 10) Conejera 131.6 km EastNorthEast 11) Benidorm Island 132.7 km West 12) Islas Columbretes 140.1 km NorthNorthWest 13) Tabarca 170 km WestSouthWest 14) Isla Mayor o del Baron 215.6 km WestSouthWest 15) Menorca 237.5 km NorthEast 16) Illa den Colom 272 km EastNorthEast 17) Medes Islands 393.9 km NorthNorthEast 18) Isla de Alboran 493 km SouthWest 19) Isla del Rey 512.1 km SouthWest 20) Isla de Isabel II 512.4 km SouthWest 21) Isla del Congreso 513.2 km SouthWest 22) Pheasant Island 574.3 km NorthNorthWest 23) Isola di San Pietro 577.8 km East 24) Santa Clara eiland 581.7 km NorthNorthWest 25) Isola di Sant'Antioco 588.6 km East
Country:	Spain
Location in Country:	East-southeast
Name Comunidad autónoma:	Autonomous Community Balearic Islands
Name Provincia:	Province Balearic Islands
Main place:	Sant Francesc de Formentera
Places portal2europe (sister website):	Can Toni d'en Pere (EastSouthEast) La Savina (North) Mar y Land (SouthEast) Pilar de la Mola (EastSouthEast) Platja de Migjorn (SouthEast) Pujols (EastNorthEast) San Francisco Javier (Central) Sant Ferran de Ses Roques (Central) Ses Bardetes (Central)
Location Main place:	Center
Sea:	Balearic Sea
Distance to main land:	100 km
Nearest Country:	Spain
island-Type:	island in sea
Remarks:	Boats from northern Ibiza and mainland Spain.

Topographic islandmap Formentera

Height map of Formentera

Relief: Height Classes in percentages

Relief: Slope Classes in percentages

Weather at Formentera

The weather type in Formentera	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Precipitation last 3 hours:	No precipitation
Wind:	13.2 meter per second (Wind force - bft 6)
Winddirection:	West-northwest
Atmospheric pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	64 %
Daylength at 5 December 2025:	9 hour and 36 minutes
Sunrise:	07:57 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset:	17:32 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather-page: Formentera

The weather for the next few hours

Formentera - ES (longitude: 1.4591, latitude: 38.6897)
Distance weather station to the center island (direction ZO): 2.89 km

1:00
16 degrees Celcius
1012 mbar
overcast clouds weericoon

4:00
15 degrees Celcius
1013 mbar
overcast clouds weericoon

7:00
15 degrees Celcius
1016 mbar
overcast clouds weericoon

10:00
16 degrees Celcius
1017 mbar
overcast clouds weericoon

13:00
16 degrees Celcius
1017 mbar
broken clouds weericoon

Climate: Temperature and Precipitation

Transport on your island-holiday

Directly accessible from Western Europe (The Netherlands) by plane:	No
International airport present :	No
Accessible by car:	No
Distance from Western Europe (The Netherlands) (rough estimate):	1966 km
Ferry connection - Car - Car - with mainland:	Yes
Boat Connection - pedestrian - with mainland:	Yes
Bicycle facilities:	Yes