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<p><strong>Majorca</strong> or <strong>Mallorca</strong> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English" rel="nofollow">/məˈjɔːrkə/</a> or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English" rel="nofollow">/-ˈdʒɔːr-/</a>;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majorca#cite_note-2" rel="nofollow">[2]</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalan_language" rel="nofollow">Catalan</a>: <em>Mallorca</em> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_Catalan" rel="nofollow">[məˈʎɔrkə]</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_language" rel="nofollow">Spanish</a>: <em>Mallorca</em> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_Spanish" rel="nofollow">[maˈʎorka]</a>)<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majorca#cite_note-3" rel="nofollow">[3]</a> is the largest island in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balearic_Islands" rel="nofollow">Balearic Islands</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archipelago" rel="nofollow">archipelago</a>, which are part of Spain and located in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean_Sea" rel="nofollow">Mediterranean Sea</a>.</p><p>The capital of the island, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palma,_Majorca" rel="nofollow">Palma</a>, is also the capital of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_communities_of_Spain" rel="nofollow">autonomous community</a> of the Balearic Islands. The Balearic Islands have been an autonomous region of Spain since 1983.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majorca#cite_note-MALRCA3-4" rel="nofollow">[4]</a> The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabrera_Archipelago" rel="nofollow">Cabrera Archipelago</a> is administratively grouped with Majorca (in the municipality of Palma). The anthem of Majorca is <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Balanguera" rel="nofollow">La Balanguera</a></em>.</p><p>Like the other Balearic Islands of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minorca" rel="nofollow">Minorca</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibiza" rel="nofollow">Ibiza</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formentera" rel="nofollow">Formentera</a>, the island is an extremely popular holiday destination, particularly for tourists from Germany and the United Kingdom. The international airport, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palma_de_Mallorca_Airport" rel="nofollow">Palma de Mallorca Airport</a>, is one of the busiest in Spain; it was used by 23.1 million passengers in 2014.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majorca#cite_note-5" rel="nofollow">[5]</a></p><p>The name derives from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin" rel="nofollow">Latin</a> <em>insula maior</em>, "larger island"; later <em>Maiorica</em>, "the larger one" in comparison to <em>Minorca</em>, "the smaller one".</p><p>Source: Wikipeida</p><p> </p><p>Check out this amazing relief map of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majorca" rel="nofollow">Mallorca</a> Spain! It was created at a 1:550,000 scale with a 10x vertical exaggeration.</p><p> </p><p><strong>If you would like a custom relief map, contact me through my <a href="http://smartmappsconsulting.com" rel="nofollow">website</a> or through Shapeways.</strong></p>