Area 4.458 km (1.721 sq mi) Width 1.5 km (0.93 mi) Autonomous community Galicia Province Pontevedra | Length 6 km (3.7 mi) Highest elevation 128 m (420 ft) Municipality Bueu | |
Points of interest Mirador de Fedorentos, Playa de Melide, Faro de Ons, Illa de Ons, Centro de visitantes de Illa de Similar Atlantic Islands of Galicia N, Cíes Islands, Sálvora, Rías Baixas, Cortegada Island | ||
The Ons Island (Galician: Illa de Ons; Spanish: Isla de Ons) is the main island of a small archipelago in the coast of Pontevedra in Galicia, Spain. Ons belongs administratively to the municipality of Bueu, which has a regular ferry boat connection to the island, as have the mainland towns of Portonovo, Sanxenxo, Marín and Aldán.
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Map of Ons Island, Spain
Conservation
In 2001 the European Union designated Ons a Special Protection Area for bird-life.
In 2002, along with several other archipelagos off the Pontevedra coast, Ons became part of the Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park.
References
Ons Island Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA