The Balearic Sea (endotoponym: Mar Balear in Catalan and Spanish) also known as Iberian Sea,[1] is a body of water in the Mediterranean Sea between the Balearic Islands and mainland Spain.[2] The Ebro River flows into this small sea.
The Balearic islands are divided into two groups: Gimnesias in the northeast, and Pitiusas in the southwest.[3]
The International Hydrographic Organization defines the limits of the Balearic Sea as follows:[4]
Between the Islas Baleares and the coast of Spain, bounded:On the Southwest. A line from Cape Sant Antoni, Valencian Community (38.8333°N 12°W) to Cape Berberia, the Southwest extreme of Formentera (Balearic Islands).
On the Southeast. The South Coast of Formentera, thence a line from Punta Rotja, its Eastern extreme, to the Southern extreme of Cabrera, Balearic Islands (39.1167°N 56°W) and to Illa de l'Aire, off the Southern extreme of Menorca.
On the Northeast. The East coast of Menorca up to Cap Favaritx (40°N 18°W) thence a line to Cape Sant Sebastià Catalonia (41.9°N 13°W).