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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 ...
The five largest islands belonging to the Italian state are, in order of size: Sicily (25,707 km 2 or 9,926 sq mi) Sardinia (24,090 km 2 or 9,300 sq mi) Elba (223 km 2 or 86 sq mi) Sant'Antioco (108.9 km 2 or 42.0 sq mi) Pantelleria (83 km 2 or 32 sq mi). Other islands belonging to Italy are grouped into the following archipelagos:
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 ...
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]
Rank Island Area (km 2) Area (sq mi) Countries/regions Notes 1: Great Britain: 229,048: 88,745 United Kingdom ( England, Scotland, Wales) Largest island of Europe. Largest island of the United Kingdom (73% of the state area)
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]
The Cammino 100 Torri (Way 100 Towers) is a multi-day trekking route that begins and ends in Cagliari (Sardinia). The path is named after the 105 historical coastal towers along the route. The path extends throughout the island of Sardinia for 1284 kilometers (798 miles) making it the longest trek in Italy. The trek can be divided into two ...
Sardinia , Corsica, Sicily ... (1.9 million square miles). ... characterised by fewer multinational corporations than other economies of comparable size and many ...