Penyal d'Ifac Natural Park

Local namePenyal d'Ifac
LocationCalp, Spain

Penyal d'Ifac Natural Park is a natural park situated in Calp, in the Valencian Community, Spain.

The Penyal d'Ifac is a massive limestone outcrop emerging from the sea and linked to the shore by rock debris. It is home to numerous rare plants, including a number of endemic species, and over 300 species of animals, and a nesting site for colonies of sea birds and other birds.

Rising to 332 metres high, the rock is a striking visual feature of the Mediterranean coastline. Historically it was known to the Phoenicians as the Northern Rock, to distinguish it from its southern counterpart, the Rock of Gibraltar.Behind Penyal d'Ifac is a large lagoon cut off from the sea by strips of sandy beach and extending inland to the coastal mountains.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_Park_of_Penyal_d'Ifac

Address 03710, Spain

Coordinates 38°38'5.853" N 0°4'28.053" E

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