Escombreras

{{Short description|Islet in Spain}} thumb|250px|Escombreras islet. Currently -not shown in this picture- a breakwater hooks around the north side of the island '''Escombreras''' is an islet within a natural park at the mouth of the port of Cartagena, Spain in the Region of Murcia.

A breakwater was built in 2011 for the expansion of the port<ref>{{cite web |title=La Autoridad Portuaria de Cartagena finaliza las obras de ampliación de Escombreras |url=https://www.laverdad.es/murcia/20110727/local/cartagena/escombreras-obra-terminada-201107271736.html |website=La Verdad |language=es |date=27 July 2011}}</ref> has hooked around the north side of the island, but it does not connect to it.<ref>{{Cite rowlett|espe}}</ref>

The steep islet covers {{convert|4|ha|lk=on}}. There is a lighthouse built in 1865 {{convert|65|m|0}} above sea level,<ref>{{cite book |last1=Findlay |first1=Alexander George |author1-link=Alexander George Findlay |title=A Description and List of the Lighthouses of the World, 1887 |date=1887 |publisher=Richard Holmes Laurie |location=London |page=101 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/A_Description_and_List_of_the_Lighthouse/lKg-AQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Escombreras+lighthouse&pg=PA101 |language=en |quote="On summit of Escombrera Id., at entrance [Height] 223 [Visibile in Miles] 5 [Year established] 1864"}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Lighthouse in Escombreras Island, Cartagena. Lighthouses in the Region {{!}} All You Need In Murcia |url=http://www.allyouneedinmurcia.com/en/history-culture/lighthouse-in-escombreras-island/ |website=www.allyouneedinmurcia.com}}</ref> an anchorage, but there is no permanent human habitation.

Archeological remains from the Greek and Roman eras have been found on the islet.

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Category:Islands of Spain Category:Uninhabited islands of Spain Category:Landforms of the Region of Murcia