Illa de Tagomago

Illa de Tagomago
The island of Tagomago
Illa de Tagomago
Geography
Location Balearic Sea
Coordinates 39°02′00″N 1°39′00″E / 39.03333°N 1.65°E / 39.03333; 1.65Coordinates: 39°02′00″N 1°39′00″E / 39.03333°N 1.65°E / 39.03333; 1.65
Archipelago Balearic Archipelago
Administration
Autonomous Community Balearic Islands
Province Ibiza
Municipality Santa Eulària des Riu

Illa de Tagomago is a private island off the east coast of Ibiza belonging to Spain.

The etymology is likely from tagomago meaning "rock Mago" in reference to Mago Barca, a brother of the Carthaginian general Hannibal. In the Muslim era it was known as Taj Umayu.

It is 1,525 m long and 113 m wide. The island is rocky, with a port and a lighthouse in the extreme southeast. The Tagomago lighthouse was built in 1913 and is a landmark in the shipping routes from Ibiza to Palma de Mallorca and Barcelona. It is 86.3 m above sea level, and its height is 20.4 m.[1]

The island is owned by Spanish entrepreneur Mariano Montero, and has a small tourist facility that politicians and celebrities frequently visit.

References

  1. "TAGOMAGO LIGHTHOUSE". Retrieved 30 July 2014.
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