By: C.S., M.S., and A.
This trip is to...
This trip is to...
TABARCA!!!
TABARCA'S HISTORY AND INFORMATION!
- The history of present-day Tabarca begins in 1768, when a group of 323 people of Ligurian origin who, under the government of the Republic of Genoa, had settled on the Tunisian island of Tabarca.
- The island received various denominations throughout history. The Greeks probably knew it as Palensia, while the Romans gave it the name Planaria. The Ceuta geographer Al-ldrisi mentions it by the name of ablanāsa, a clear derivation of Palensia.
- This small archipelago of Tabarca is formed by a main island called Plana, Santa Pola or Nueva Tabarca, with a narrowing in its western third. Its relief is flat, with a maximum slope of 15m with respect to sea level.
- This archipelago is completed by the islets of La cantera, La Galera and La Nao, along with numerous rocks (Negre, Roig, Cap del mor, Sabata or Naveta)
TRIP GOALS
•To get to know the most significant environmental and cultural heritage aspects of Nueva Tabarca
•Make students aware of the importance of caring for the immediate environment
•Promote attitudes of respect and awareness in this natural space.
•Promote attitudes of respect and awareness in this natural space.