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Majorca
Introduction:
Pronounced
as (mejôr´ke), Majorca is the largest
of the Balearic Islands.
Mallorca or Majorca refers to the same place.
Majorca, as referred by foreigners, is where the
sun always shines, the beer flows and people merrymaking.
While, the local name for the island is Mallorca.
This
1,405 sq mi (3,639 sq km) long island stretches
along the W Mediterranean. Spain, Palma is the
chief city. Majorca is mountainous in the northwest,
rising to 4,739 ft (1,444 m) in the Puig Major;
the south and east form a gently rolling, fertile
region. In the north-west are mountains, reaching
between 1,070 and 1,525 m (3,500 and 5,000 ft)
in height.
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