ibiza

Josias Brina

terça-feira, 31 de dezembro de 2013

Ibiza

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Ibiza Native name: Eivissa Flag of Ibiza Ibiza is midway between Spain's coastline and larger island Majorca Ibiza (west of Majorca) in Balearic Islands Geography Location Balearic Sea Coordinates Coordinates: 38.98°N 1.43°E Archipelago Balearic Islands, Pine Islands Area 571.6 km2 (220.7 sq mi) Highest elevation 475 m (1,558 ft) Highest point Sa Talaiassa Country Country Spain Autonomous Community Balearic Islands Province Balearic Islands Capital city Ibiza Town Largest city Ibiza Town (pop. 49,516) Demographics Population 132,637 (as of 1 January 2010) Density 231.6 /km2 (599.8 /sq mi) Additional information Official languages: Catalan, Spanish Ibiza Insular Council Emblem UNESCO World Heritage Site Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture Name as inscribed on the World Heritage List View of the port from the ramparts Type Mixed Criteria ii, iii, iv, ix, x Reference 417 UNESCO region Europe and North America Inscription history Inscription 1999 (23rd Session)

Ibiza (Catalan: Eivissa [əjˈvisə])^[p] is an island in the Mediterranean Sea, 79 kilometres (49 miles) off the coast of the city of Valencia, in easternSpain. It is the third largest of the Balearic Islands, an autonomous community of Spain. Its largest cities are Ibiza Town (Catalan: Vila d'Eivissa,or simply Vila), Santa Eulària des Riu, and Sant Antoni de Portmany. Its highest point, called Sa Talaiassa (or Sa Talaia), is 475 metres (1,558 feet) above sea level.

While it is one-sixth the size of nearby Majorca, Ibiza is over five times the size of Mykonos (Greece), or ten times the size of Manhattan Island. Ibiza has become famous for the association with nightlife and the electronic music that originated on the island. It is well known for its summer club scene which attracts very large numbers of tourists, though the island's government and the Spanish Tourist Office have controversially been working to promote more family-oriented tourism. Noted clubs include Space, Privilege, Amnesia, Ushuaïa Ibiza Beach Hotel, Pacha, DC10, Eden, and Es Paradis.

Ibiza is the home of the noted port in Ibiza Town, a popular stop for many tourists and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.^[1]

Ibiza and the nearby island of Formentera to its south are called the Pine Islands, or "Pityuses".

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• 1 Name
• 2 History
• 3 Geography
• 4 Administration
• 5 Climate
• 6 People
• 7 Language
• 8 Tourism
  • 8.1 Nightlife
  • 8.2 World Heritage Site
  • 8.3 Development
• 9 Transport
• 10 Cuisine
• 11 Cultural references
• 12 Gallery
• 13 See also
• 14 References
• 15 External links

Name[edit]

The official name of the island is in Catalan "Eivissa" (pronounced: [əjˈvisə]). Its name in Spanish is Ibiza (pronounced: [iˈβiθa]). In British English, the name is usually pronounced in an approximation of the Spanish /ɪˈbiːθəˌ ɪˈviːθə/,^[2] whereas in American English the pronunciation is more anglicized, or closer to Latin American Spanish (/ɪˈbiːzə/,^[3] /iːˈbiːsə/^[4]).^[5][6]

The origin of the name of the island is in the Phoenician language: יִבּוֹסִים Yibosim.

In the 18th and 19th Centuries the island was known to the Royal Navy as Ivica.

fonte: Josias Brina josiasbrina.blogspot.com