{{Short description|Island in Spain}} {{Infobox islands | name = S'Espalmador | image_name = | image_caption = | locator_map = | pushpin_map = Spain | pushpin_relief = yes | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Spain | nickname = | location = | coordinates = {{Coord|38.787|N|1.426|E|display=inline,title|source:dewiki}} | archipelago = Balearic Islands | total_islands = | major_islands = | area_km2 = | length_km = | width_km = | highest_mount = | elevation_m = | population = | population_as_of = | density_km2 = | ethnic_groups = | country = Spain | additional_info = }}
'''S'Espalmador''' ({{IPA|ca-ES-IB|səspəlməˈðo|lang}}; {{langx|es|'''Espalmador'''}} {{IPA|ca-ES-IB|espalmaˈðoɾ|}}) is a small, privately owned uninhabited Spanish island located in the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea.
== Features == thumb|left|upright|Map of S'Espalmador and adjacent islets The island is just to the north of Formentera, from which it is separated by a shallow sandbar. During low tide, it is possible to wade between the two islands. The area is visited by canoeists and yachts heading between Ibiza and Formentera. The island has pristine beaches, freshwater springs and a mud-bath.
To the north of the main island is Illa des Porcs (Pig Island) which was once used as a hideout and stronghold for pig smugglers. The En Pou lighthouse was built on the island in 1861 to mark the southern side of the ''Es Freus'' strait between the island and Ibiza.
The island had been owned by the Cinnamond family who bought it for the equivalent of €252 in 1932. In March 2018, despite the Formentera government's efforts to buy it, Catalan architect Norman Cinnamond and his sister Rosy sold the island to two wealthy Belgian businessmen, brothers Christian and Jean Cigrang<ref>{{Cite web |title=Familie Cigrang |url=https://derijkstebelgen.be/vermogende/familie-cigrang |access-date=2022-07-19 |website=De Rijkste Belgen |date=9 March 2015 |language=nl}}</ref> for £16 million (~€18 million).<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/18/balearic-island-of-sespalmador-sold-to-private-bidder-for-16m] at The Guardian, 18 March 2018</ref>
==Conservation issues== In August 2024, Spanish authorities launched an investigation on possible environmental crimes after reports surfaced that filming for the music video of the Katy Perry single "Lifetimes" had been held in the island's ecologically sensitive sand dunes without proper authorisation from the environment department of the Balearic Islands.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spain probes Katy Perry video over protected sand dunes |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20411z4q34o |access-date=14 August 2024 |website=BBC |date=14 August 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Medrano |first=Teresa |url=https://apnews.com/article/katy-perry-video-spain-a9c7c7d644d4aa8e4a86d46d050dbf5c |title=Spain to investigate unauthorized Katy Perry music video in a protected natural area |work=Associated Press |date=14 August 2024 |access-date=14 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240814195909/https://apnews.com/article/katy-perry-video-spain-a9c7c7d644d4aa8e4a86d46d050dbf5c |archive-date=14 August 2024}}</ref>
==Gallery== <gallery> File:IllotsFormentera2.jpg |S'Espalmador is located just north of Formentera File:Illa des Porcs.JPG|En Pou lighthouse, Illa des Porcs </gallery>
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