Commonly referred to as Tabarca Island, this location is a small archipelago consisting of four islets and rocks. It is situated off the coast of Cabo de Santa Pola, just three nautical miles from the nearest mainland coast and more than ten from the bay of the city of Alicante, a city to which it has administratively belonged since the end of the 18th century.

The main island, known as Isla Plana, is the largest in area with about 30 ha of land. Next to this island, where the historic population is housed, there are other islets such as La Cantera, to the West, La Galera, to the South, and La Nao, to the East, and rocks, most of them off the southern profile of Isla Plana, such as Naveta, Sabata, Cap del Moro, Escull Negre or Escull Roig.