Its longitudinal extension is 21 km, beginning from Cabo de Palos in the south to Las Salinas de San Pedro del Pinatar in the north. Its average width is 300 m, but it can reach in some parts up to 900 m wide whereas in other parts it can be less than 100 m wide. La Manga belongs to two municipalities: Cartagena and San Javier. The dividing line is approximately in Hacienda Dos Mares. The Mar Menor, with calm warm water, which is ideal for nautical sports such as sailing, windsurfing..... and the Mediterranean Sea, whose water is colder and and which has also more waves. There are lots of entertainment places, discos, pubs, a casino, golf courses, a leisure port......and all this makes of La Manga a very special touristic place.
La Manga is a narrow strip of land, measuring approximately 25 km in length and 300 m in average width. It is a touristic enclave situated in the southeast of Murcia. Formed by a natural wedge of land, which separates the lagoon or Mar Menor from the Mediterranean Sea and communicates both seas by canals like El Ventorillo, El Charco, El Estacio, Machamalo.....El Estacio is the one with the deepest depth and allows boats and crafts to pass from one sea to the other.