Geography in Minorca

If the cut outlined by the map of the Port of Maó were extended inland, Menorca would be divided into two very different islands; to the south, the area of the migjorn, or southerly wind, is made up of Miocene lands of a limestone composition, whereas in the tramontana, to the north, the rocks are siliceous, with a presence of schists, clays and slates, providing the soils with a great chromatic variety. This part, older, has a gently undulating surface, with three outstanding high points: Santa Àgueda (264m), S’Enclusa (274m) and El Toro (358m). The southern strip, flatter and calcareous, is characterised, alternatively, by the succession of deep cuts inland, forming small ravines that open out onto white sandy coves and beaches.