Balearic Islands
The Balearic archipelago is a part of Iberia, situated in the western Mediterranean Sea, near the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula.The archipelago forms an autonomous community and a province of Spain, with Palma as the capital.
The current Statute of Autonomy declares the Balearic Islands as one nationality of Spain.
Political subsumption
EU/ Spain/ Balearic Islands
Languages
The co-official languages in the Balearic Islands are Catalan and Spanish. Its islands are known as the Balearic Islands ("balearɨk ˈaɪləndz") [Catalan: Illes Balears "iʎəz βəɫəˈas"; Spanish: Islas Baleares "izlaz βaleˈaɾes"].Linguistical subsumption
- Romance languages
- Spanish [es: español]
- Catalan [ca: català]
- Eastern Catalan dialects
- Balearic dialects
[català balear]: - Majorcan [mallorquí]
- Minorcan [menorquí]
- Ibizan [eivissenc]
- Formenteran [formenterer]
Geology
Geographical localisationEurasia/ Europe/ Iberia/ Balearic archipelago
Geological context
The Balearic archipelago is a spur of the Betic Cordillera and thus part of the eponymous mountain system.
Satellite image with submarine topography of the baleraic archipel |
Geographical subdivision
The Balearic Islands are grouped in the eastern islands called the Gymnesian Islands - with the Majorcan island groups (Majorca, Cabrera) and the Minorcan island group (Minorca) - and the western islands called the Pityusic Islands also referred to as the Pityuses or informally as the Pine Islands.- Islas baleares | Balearic Islands:
- Gimnesias | Gymnesian Islands:
- Majorcan island groups:
- Majorcan islands:
- Mallorca | Majorca
- Dragonera
- Cabreran islands:
- Cabrera
- Conejera [Conillera / illa dels Conills]
- Minorcan island group:
- Minorcan islands:
- Menorca | Minorca
- Isla del aire [illa de l’Aire]
- Pitiusas | Pityusic Islands:
- Ibizan island groups:
- Ibizan islands:
- Ibiza
- Isla Conejera [illa Sa Conillera]
- Tagomago
- Es Vedrà
- Formenteran islands:
- Formentera
- Espalmador
- Isla de Espardell [S'Espardell]
Balearic Islands map. By Hansen.
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- Islas baleares | Balearic Islands:
- Gimnesias | Gymnesian Islands:
- Majorcan island groups:
- Majorcan islands:
- Mallorca
- Illa de Sa Porassa
- Faraió d’Aubarca
- Es Malgrat
- Ses Barbines
- Illa de Toro
- Illa del Toretó
- Dragonera
- Cabreran islands:
- Cabrera
- L'Imperial
- Illa des Fonoll
- S'illa de ses Bledes
- S'illa de ses Rates
- S'Estell Xapat
- S'Estell de s'Esclatasang
- S'Estell des Coll
- S'Estell de Fora
- Conejera | Conillera / Illa dels Conills
- Na Foradada
- S'illot de Na Foradada
- Na Pobra
- S'illot Pla
- Na Plana
- L'Esponja
- Na Redona
- Minorcan island group:
- Minorcan islands:
- Minorca
- Illa d’en Colom
- Llatzaret
- dels Porros / Sa Nitja
- Gran d’Addaia
- Petita d’Addaia
- Illa del Rei
- Isla del aire | illa de l’Aire
- Pitiusas | Pityusic Islands:
- Ibizan island groups:
- Ibizan islands:
- Ibiza
- S'Escullet
- ses Formigues
- Ses Margalides
- Illa de Santa Eulària
- Illa Redona
- Illa de ses Rates
- sa Corbeta
- Illot de Cala Salada
- Sal Rossa
- Illots de Porroig
- S'Escull de Cala d'Hort
- escull d'en Terra
- Isla Conejera | illa Sa Conillera
- illa des Bosc
- Esculls de ses Punxes
- Tagomago
- Es Vedrà
- sa Galera
- Es Vedranell
- Espartar
- Na Bosc
- na Gorra
- es Vaixell
- na Plana
- Escull Vermell
- Escull de Tramuntana
- es Malvins:
- Malví Gros
- Malví Petit
- es Malví Pla
- L'Esponja
- Escull d'es Pas
- Escull de S'Espartar
- es Daus:
- Dau Gros
- Dau Petit
- en Caragoler
- en Caragoler Petit
- illa des Penjats
- illes Negres:
- olla Negra Grossa
- illa Negra Petita
- Formenteran islands:
- Formentera
- Espalmador
- Isla sa Torreta
- Isla des Porcs
- Isla Casteví
- s'Alga
- Isla de Espardell | S'Espardell
>Map of the Cabreran islands
>Satelitte picture of the Cabreran islands
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