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Sardinia. Sardinia (/ s ɑːr ˈ d ɪ n i ə / sar-DIN-ee-ə; Italian: Sardegna [sarˈdeɲɲa]; Sardinian: Sardigna [saɾˈdiɲːa]) [a] [b] is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, and one of the twenty regions of Italy. It is located west of the Italian Peninsula, north of Tunisia and 16.45 km [5] south of the ...
In 1859 Lombardy (but not Venetia) was annexed. In 1860 Parma, Modena, Tuscany, Umbria, Romagna and the Marches, and the Two Sicilies (Naples) were assimilated into Sardinia and under the Law 132 of 28 July 28, 1861 the metric system became the official system of measurement throughout the (this year) Italian kingdom. [3]
Module:Location map/data/Italy Sardinia is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of Sardinia. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.
To the south of Sicily lies the Strait of Sicily, while to the west of Sardinia lies the Sea of Sardinia. [28] Italy has a coastline of approximately 7,900 km (4,900 mi), [29] [30] with a great variety of shapes that depends both on the nature of the mainland and on the action of the sea.
Equirectangular projection, WGS84 datum. Standard meridian: 009° 00' E; True scale parallel: 40° 7' 30" N; Geographic limits of the map: West: 008° 00' E
The two biggest islands of the Mediterranean: Sicily (right) and Sardinia (top left), which are both part of Italy. The Mediterranean Sea basin is supposed to host more than 10,000 islands, [1] with 2,217 islands larger than 0.01 km 2. [2]
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This list includes all islands in the world larger than 1,000 km 2 (390 sq mi). For size and location reference, the four continental landmasses are also shown. Continental landmasses Continental landmasses are not usually classified as islands despite being completely surrounded by water. [Note 1] However, because the definition of continent varies between geographers, the Americas are ...