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Balearic Islands facts for kids

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Localització de les Illes Balears
The Balearic Islands together with parts of Spain
Flag of the Balearic Islands.svg
Coat of Arms of Balearic Islands.svg

The Balearic Islands (officially and in Catalan Illes Balears) are an autonomous community of Spain, formed by the Balearic Islands province. The main Balearic islands are Mallorca (also called in English Majorca), Minorca, Eivissa or Ibiza, and Formentera. The capital is Palma de Mallorca, and other cities are Mahon, Ibiza, Inca, Ciutadella, and Calvia.

Images for kids

  • Mallorca Schweinebucht - panoramio

    Majorca in 2007

  • Baleares-rotulado

    Map of the Balearic Islands, c. 2006

  • Torre d'en Gaumés (16)

    Torre d'en Galmés, 2011

  • Raimundus-Lullus-Denkmal

    Ramon Llull

  • El mar Mediterráneo en el Atlas catalán de Cresques Abraham

    Catalan Atlas, by the sefardi Cresques Abraham

  • Jaime I de Aragón en las pinturas murales de la conquista de Mallorca

    King James I of Aragon (furthest right) during his conquest of Mallorca in 1229.

  • Caldereta

    A lobster stew from Menorca, 2009

  • Rafael Nadal holding the 2008 Rogers Cup trophy2

    Tennis champion Rafael Nadal of Mallorca

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