Illa de Tagomago explained

Illa de Tagomago
Map:Spain Balearic Islands
Location:Balearic Sea
Coordinates:39.0333°N 1.65°W
Archipelago:Balearic Archipelago
Country Admin Divisions Title 2:Autonomous Community
Country Admin Divisions 2:Balearic Islands
Country Admin Divisions Title 3:Province
Country Admin Divisions 3:Ibiza
Country Admin Divisions Title 4:Municipality
Country Admin Divisions 4: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 privately owned by a Spanish family, and has a small tourist facility that politicians and celebrities frequently visit.

Tago Mago, the second studio album by German krautrock band Can, was named after the island.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TAGOMAGO LIGHTHOUSE. 30 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20170703102040/http://www.farsdebalears.org/en/faros-lighthouses-balears/faros-lighthouses-balears-faros-ibiza/faro-de-tagomago/. 3 July 2017. dead.
  2. Web site: Krukowski . Damon . 1998 . Can Interview . Ptolemaic Terrascope.