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]