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'''Ibiza''' ([[Catalan language|Catalan]]: ''Eivissa'') is the third largest of the [[Balearic Islands]], east of mainland [[Spain]].<ref>https://www.britannica.com/place/Ibiza-island-Spain</ref>
== Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture ==
Ibiza provides an excellent example of the interaction between the marine and coastal [[ecosystem]]s. The dense prairies of oceanic Posidonia (seagrass), an important [[endemic]] species found only in the [[Mediterranean]] basin, contain and support a diversity of marine life. Ibiza preserves considerable evidence of its long [[history]]. The archaeological sites at Sa Caleta (settlement) and Puig des Molins (necropolis) testify to the important role played by the island in the Mediterranean economy in protohistory, particularly during the Phoenician-Carthaginian period. The fortified Upper Town (Alta Vila) is an outstanding example of Renaissance military [[architecture]]; it had a profound influence on the development of fortifications in the Spanish settlements of the New World.<ref>http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/417</ref>
== See also ==
*[[List of World Heritage Sites in Europe and North America]]
== External Links ==
*[http://www.eivissa.es/portal/index.php/ca/ Official website of Ibiza]
== References ==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Spanish Islands]]
[[Category:World Heritage Sites]]
== Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture ==
Ibiza provides an excellent example of the interaction between the marine and coastal [[ecosystem]]s. The dense prairies of oceanic Posidonia (seagrass), an important [[endemic]] species found only in the [[Mediterranean]] basin, contain and support a diversity of marine life. Ibiza preserves considerable evidence of its long [[history]]. The archaeological sites at Sa Caleta (settlement) and Puig des Molins (necropolis) testify to the important role played by the island in the Mediterranean economy in protohistory, particularly during the Phoenician-Carthaginian period. The fortified Upper Town (Alta Vila) is an outstanding example of Renaissance military [[architecture]]; it had a profound influence on the development of fortifications in the Spanish settlements of the New World.<ref>http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/417</ref>
== See also ==
*[[List of World Heritage Sites in Europe and North America]]
== External Links ==
*[http://www.eivissa.es/portal/index.php/ca/ Official website of Ibiza]
== References ==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Spanish Islands]]
[[Category:World Heritage Sites]]