Isla de Tagomago
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The Isla de Tagomago is a private island
off the east coast of Ibiza
belonging to Spain
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The etymology is likely tagomago 'rock magician' in reference to Mago Barca, Carthaginian general Hannibal's brother. In the Muslim era was known as Taj Umayu.
It has 1,525 m long and 113 m wide. The island is rocky, with a port and a lighthouse to the west in the extreme southeast. 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.
The island is owned by German real estate entrepreneur Matthias Kühn, Norma Duval current partner, and has a small tourist facility within which politicians and celebrities frequently visit.
Private island
A private island is a disconnected body of land wholly owned by a single private citizen or corporation. Although this exclusivity gives the owner substantial control over the property, they still fall within the jurisdiction of national and sometimes local governments.-Ownership:There are many...
off the east coast of Ibiza
Ibiza
Ibiza or Eivissa is a Spanish island in the Mediterranean Sea 79 km off the coast of the city of Valencia in Spain. It is the third largest of the Balearic Islands, an autonomous community of Spain. With Formentera, it is one of the two Pine Islands or Pityuses. Its largest cities are Ibiza...
belonging to Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
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The etymology is likely tagomago 'rock magician' in reference to Mago Barca, Carthaginian general Hannibal's brother. In the Muslim era was known as Taj Umayu.
It has 1,525 m long and 113 m wide. The island is rocky, with a port and a lighthouse to the west in the extreme southeast. 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.
The island is owned by German real estate entrepreneur Matthias Kühn, Norma Duval current partner, and has a small tourist facility within which politicians and celebrities frequently visit.