Balearic Islands facts for kids
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
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Majorca in 2007
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Map of the Balearic Islands, c. 2006
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Torre d'en Galmés, 2011
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Ramon Llull
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Catalan Atlas, by the sefardi Cresques Abraham
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King James I of Aragon (furthest right) during his conquest of Mallorca in 1229.
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A lobster stew from Menorca, 2009
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Tennis champion Rafael Nadal of Mallorca
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See also
In Spanish: Islas Baleares para niños
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