Formentera () is the smaller and more southerly island of the Pitiusic Islands group ( comprising Ibiza and Formentera, as well as various small islets ), which belongs to the Balearic Islands autonomous community ( Spain ).

The main island of Formentera is long and is located about south of Ibiza in the Mediterranean Sea.

More specifically Formentera is part of the delimitation of the Balearic Sea which is a northwestern element of the Mediterranean Sea.

North of Formentera is the island of Espalmador ( Illa de s ' Empalmador in Catalan ), which is the second larger island of the municipality, and is itself surrounded by a few minor islets.

Espalmador is separated from the main island of Formentera by a shallow sandbar, and during low tide, it is possible for one to wade between the two islands.

This area is a popular stopping point for those in yachts heading between Ibiza and Formentera.

A local Ibizan ( eivissenc ) variant of the Balearic dialect of the Catalan language is spoken in Formentera.

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Like the other Balearic Islands of Ibiza, Formentera and Minorca, the island is a highly popular holiday destination, particularly for tourists from the United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland and the Scandinavian countries.

With Formentera, it is one of the two Pine Islands or Pityuses.

Also once a week there is a ferry to Formentera.

The Pitiusic Islands, often referenced simply as the Pityuses, or commonly but informally ( and ambiguously ) as the Pine Islands ( officially in, ; ; from the Greek πιτύα pitýa, pine tree ) is the name given collectively to the Balearic Islands of Ibiza (), Formentera, S ' Espalmador and other small islets in the Mediterranean Sea.

Initially, they were administratively part of the same insular council ( of Ibiza and Formentera ), but since 2007 they are now separated between the insular council of Ibiza and the insular council of Formentera ( each one is also assimilated to a single comarca ), which are two of the four main administrative subdivisions of the province ( and autonomous community ) of the Balearic Islands.

The city, which has a population of 48, 484 ( 2009 ), is the capital and most populous settlement of the island and of the Pine Islands group, which includes Ibiza and Formentera.

From 1 September to 7 September, Formentera hosted the 2007 Techno 293 OD World Championships in windsurfing for juniors under 15 and youths under 17.

* Pine Islands, an alternate common ( but informal ) name for the Pitiusic Islands, comprizing the two main islands of Ibiza and Formentera and their surrounding islets.

He studied art in Norway and in Italy, and has resided in Paris, Thailand and on the island of Formentera for most of his life.

This reform allowed Ibiza to unify its comarca ( of five municipalities ) with its new insular council ( no longer administrating Formentera ).

Ferries to Formentera operate from their own terminal in Ibiza port, with departures every half hour in high season on large ( 200 + passenger ) fast catamarans.

Image: Platja de s ' Alga. jpg | Beach on Formentera

Formentera was even temporarily left by its population.

The island ( along with its surrounding islets ) became a separate insular council ( with the same territory as the municipality of the same name ) after 1977 ; before that, it was administered in the former insular council of Ibiza and Formentera ( covering the whole group of the Pitiusic Islands ), but in a separate comarca ( which already covered the current municipality of Formentera ).

The kingdom included the Balearic Islands: Majorca, Minorca ( which was still under the rule of Muslims until 1231, when its sovereignty was surrendered to James I ), Ibiza and Formentera.

The South Coast of Formentera, thence a line from Punta Rotja, its Eastern extreme, to the Southern extreme of Isla Cabrera () and to Isla del Aire, off the Southern extreme of Minorca.

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Biot returned to Paris after they had determined the latitude of Formentera, the southernmost point to which they were to carry the survey.

Ferry tickets from Ibiza are available in advance, as are transfers from Ibiza airport or port directly to accommodation in Formentera.

The journey takes approximately 30 minutes with 10 minutes each leaving Ibiza, crossing the sea, and arriving in Formentera past the isthmus to Espalmador.

Image: Formentera sat. png | Satellite picture of Formentera

Bell Beaker pottery has been found in Mallorca and Formentera but has not been observed in Menorca or Ibiza.

The threat was so severe that the island of Formentera became uninhabited.

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