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Pityusic Islands
Pitiüses
Islas Pitiusas • Illes Pitiüses
EtymologyGreek: Πιτυοῦσσαι, romanized: Pityûssai, lit. 'pine-covered' (islands)
Geography
LocationMediterranean Sea
Coordinates38°42′N 1°27′E / 38.700°N 1.450°E / 38.700; 1.450
ArchipelagoBalearic Islands
Area655.8 km2 (253.2 sq mi)
Highest elevation475 m (1558 ft)
Highest pointSa Talaiassa
Administration
Spain
Autonomous CommunityBalearic Islands
ProvinceBalearic Islands
Largest settlementIbiza (pop. 49,783)
Demographics
Population160,025 (1 January 2019)
Pop. density244.0/km2 (632/sq mi)

The Pityusic Islands,[1][2] often referenced simply as the Pityuses (Catalan: Pitiüses [pitiˈuzəs], Spanish: Pitiusas; from the Greek πιτύα pitýa, pine tree), or commonly but informally (and ambiguously) as the Pine Islands, is the name given collectively to the Balearic Islands of Ibiza (Catalan: Eivissa), Formentera, S'Espalmador and other small islets in the Mediterranean Sea.

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Lagartija de las Pitiusas - Podarcis pityusensis (Boscá, 1883), Enciclopedia virtual de los vertebrados españoles, Alfredo Salvador, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Natural (CSIC), Madrid, published 20-06-2006.
  2. ^ A new species of rail (Aves, Rallidae) from the Upper Pleistocene and Holocene of Ibiza (Pitiusic Island, Western Mediterranean), McMinn M., Palmer M. & Alcocer J.A., Ibis journal (ISSN 0019-1019), volume 147, pp. 706-716, published 2005. Referenced by the Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies (IMEDEA).

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