Sa Talaiassa (), also known as Sa Talaia or Sa Talaia de Sant Josep, is the highest mountain on the island of
Ibiza
Ibiza (; ; ; #Names and pronunciation, see below) or Iviza is a Spanish island in the Mediterranean Sea off the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula. It is 150 kilometres (93 miles) from the city of Valencia. It is the third largest of th ...
in the
Balearic Islands
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of
Spain
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. It is located in the southwest of the island. ''Talaia'', the name of the mountain, means "
watchtower
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" in
Catalan, ''Talaiassa'' referring to an especially large one.
Sant Josep de sa Talaia, the island's largest municipality, is named after this mountain.
Aviation Accident
In 1972, an
Iberia
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Caravelle airliner crashed into Sa Talaiassa, killing all 104 people on board.
Aeroport des Codolar
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See also
*Ibiza
Ibiza (; ; ; #Names and pronunciation, see below) or Iviza is a Spanish island in the Mediterranean Sea off the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula. It is 150 kilometres (93 miles) from the city of Valencia. It is the third largest of th ...
(Eivissa)
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Ajuntament de Sant Josep de sa Talaia
Mountains and hills of Ibiza