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Sa Talaiassa (), also known as Sa Talaia or Sa Talaia de Sant Josep, is the highest mountain on the island of
Ibiza Ibiza (natively and officially in ca, Eivissa, ) is a Spanish island in the Mediterranean Sea off the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula. It is from the city of Valencia. It is the third largest of the Balearic Islands, in Spain. Its la ...
in the
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. It is located in the southwest of the island. ''Talaia'', the name of the mountain, means "
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, ''Talaiassa'' referring to an especially large one.
Sant Josep de sa Talaia Sant Josep de sa Talaia (, es, San José Obrero) is a village and municipality of the Balearic Islands in western Ibiza. The village is west of the capital Eivissa and is located on the PM803 highway between Eivissa town and Sant Antoni de ...
, the island's largest municipality, is named after this mountain.


Aviation Accident

In 1972, an
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Caravelle airliner crashed into Sa Talaiassa, killing all 104 people on board.Aeroport des Codolar
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Ibiza Ibiza (natively and officially in ca, Eivissa, ) is a Spanish island in the Mediterranean Sea off the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula. It is from the city of Valencia. It is the third largest of the Balearic Islands, in Spain. Its la ...
(Eivissa)


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Ajuntament de Sant Josep de sa Talaia
Mountains and hills of Ibiza