Islas Pitiusas • Illes Pitiüses | |
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| Etymology | Greek: Πιτυοῦσσαι, romanized: Pityûssai, lit. 'pine-covered' (islands) |
| Geography | |
| Location | Mediterranean Sea |
| Coordinates | 38°42′N 1°27′E / 38.700°N 1.450°E |
| Archipelago | Balearic Islands |
| Area | 655.8 km2 (253.2 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 475 m (1558 ft) |
| Highest point | Sa Talaiassa |
| Administration | |
Spain | |
| Autonomous Community | Balearic Islands |
| Province | Balearic Islands |
| Largest settlement | Ibiza (pop. 49,783) |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 160,025 (1 January 2019) |
| Pop. density | 244.0/km2 (632/sq mi) |
The Pityusic Islands,[1][2] often referenced simply as the Pityuses (Catalan: Pitiüses [pitiˈuzəs], Spanish: Pitiusas [pitiˈusas]; 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.
- ^ (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.
- ^ 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).