The Sierra de la Fausilla (or "Faucilla") natural area is located in the south of the Region of Murcia, in the municipality of Cartagena, to the east of the city in the area surrounding the Bay of Escombreras. It has a surface area of 791 ha.
It is an area of great ecological importance and has been declared a Special Protection Area for Birds (SPA) [1] and a Site of Community Importance (SCI). [2]
This protected area is located in the western sector of the Sierra minera de Cartagena-La Unión, a mountain range that constitutes one of the last foothills of the Baetic System, formed in the Tertiary period, during the so-called Alpine orogeny, due to the collision of the European and African plate tectonics. [3]
This area of the Sierra Minera forms part of the so-called Alpujarra complex, made up mainly of metamorphic and sedimentary rocks, mainly limestone. [4]
It is characterised by a vegetation of cornicales and tomillares , in which the presence of a large number of protected endemic and Ibero-African plant species stands out, some of which are in danger of extinction, such as the Cartagena cypress, the cornical , the arto , the chumberillo de lobo (Caralluma europaea), the rabogato del Mar Menor ( Sideritis marminorensis), the siempreviva de Cartagena(Limonium carthaginese ), the zamarrilla de Cartagena ( Teucrium carthaginense ), the manzanilla de Escombreras (Anthemis chrysantha ), and Teucrium freynii . [5]
Birds include peregrine falcon, eagle-owl, Bonelli's eagle and trumpeter finch.
The Sierra de la Fausilla has already experienced serious deterioration of its environment with the clearing of an enormous portion of land in the Aguilones rock for the construction of the Escombreras super-port.
Currently, its eastern sector is also under threat, with the project to build a large container terminal in the cove of Gorguel. [6]
On 15 March 2013, a fire broke out on its northern slope from 10:56 am to 8 pm (declared extinguished the following day), affecting approximately 50 hectares starting from the vicinity of the new REPSOL refinery. Its causes are not known at this time.
La Unión is situated in the Region of Murcia in the southeast of Spain. It has an area of 24.6 km², and had a population of 19,907 on 1 January 2018. It has an elevation of 86 m. Its average annual temperature is 17 °C. It has balmy winters. The sun shines 320 days per year. La Unión is situated in one of the sunniest areas in Europe; this kind of climate makes possible the many leisure activities, popular fiestas, sports, and cultural activities that are held in the town. The town is linked by a regular train to Cartagena which allows views of the past industrial heritage of the area and the more modern occupations of agriculture and tourism. La Unión lies within the built-up area of Cartagena and is surrounded on all landward sides by the City of Cartagena.
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The Region of Murcia is an autonomous community of Spain located in the southeastern part of the Iberian Peninsula, on the Mediterranean coast. The region is 11,313 km2 (4,368 sq mi) in area and had a population of 1,511,251 as at the start of 2020. About a third of its population lives in the capital, Murcia, and a seventh in the second city, Cartagena. At 2,014 m (6,608 ft), the region's highest point is Los Obispos Peak in the Massif of Revolcadores.
Campo de Cartagena is a natural region (comarca) located in the Region of Murcia, in Spain. For administrative purposes, it is also known as Comarca del Campo de Cartagena or Comarca de Cartagena. It is located in the southeast of the Iberian Peninsula, forming a plain which extends from the Sierra de Carrascoy to the Mediterranean. The capital city is Cartagena, the most important Naval Base of the Spanish Navy in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Calblanque Regional Park, Monte de las Cenizas y Peña del Águila is a regional park in the south-east of Spain, and in this country in the autonomous community Región de Murcia. In this region, it is located in the municipalities Cartagena and La Unión. It is part of Sierra Minera, a mountain chain in the Baetic System.
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Sierra Minera de Cartagena-La Unión is a mountainous formation that extends east–west along 26 km of coastline from the city of Cartagena to Cape Palos, through the municipality of La Unión, in the Region of Murcia in Spain. Its maximum elevation is located on the Sancti Spíritus hill near Portmán, at 431 m altitude.
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