Menorca: Characteristic and climatology

Situation: Menorca is the most oriental in the Balearic Islands, in the western Mediterranean. It crosses it the parallel 40, and the minimum distance with the neighboring island of Mallorcais of 18 miles.

Characteristic: The maximum longitude is of almost 48 kilometers, and the width of 19'5. The surface, including the adjacent islands, it is of something more than 700 km2.
An imaginary line that  goes from the port of Mahón to the North area of Ciutadella divides the island in two totally different geologic regions. The northern area is of the primary, secondary and quaternary eras, and it is the one that presents the biggest mountainous reliefs and the most abrupt costs, with beaches of golden sands.
The southern, more uniform area and of the tertiary era, it presents an almost plane surface crossed by deep ravines, and  gives place to a lineal coast in which the leafy creeks are plentiful and of white sand.

  doesn't exist important heights. The highest point is Monte Toro, located in the center of the island, with 358 meters. Neither there are rivers properly this, so alone torrents that remain dry outside of the rainy season. They are formed some   Lagoons, as the one of it is Grau, to the north of Mahón that harbors a great diversity of animals and plants.

Climatology: Menorca enjoys a mediterranean climate, without extreme temperatures. The temperatures stockings are: January, 10º; February 10'5º; March 12'2º; April 14'5º; May 17'5; June 21'5º; Julio 24'2º; I Wither 24'5º; September 22'6º; October 18'4º, November 14'4º; and December 11'9. The strongest and harmful wind for the island is that of the North (Tramuntana) that often reaches the 100 km/hora in winter. In summer, they usually blow thermal breezes in the coast that  don't cause bad state of the sea. The rainiest months are those of October and November, although September is also sometimes rainy. In the winter months, the precipitations last until the arrival of April..