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2. Sicily - Wikipedia

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   Sicily (Italian: Sicilia, Italian: [siˈtʃiːlja] ⓘ; Sicilian: Sicilia, Sicilian: [sɪˈ(t)ʃiːlja] ⓘ), officially Sicilian Region (Italian: Regione siciliana), is an island in the central Mediterranean Sea, south of the Italian Peninsula in continental Europe and is one of the 20 regions of Italy.

3. List of islands of Italy - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of islands of Italy. There are nearly 450 islands in Italy, including islands in the Mediterranean Sea (including the marginal seas: Adriatic Sea, Ionian Sea, Libyan Sea, Ligurian Sea, Sea of Sardinia, Tyrrhenian Sea, and inland islands in lakes and rivers. The largest island is Sicily with an area of 25,711 km 2 (9,927 sq mi).

4. History of Sicily - Wikipedia

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   Roger's son, Roger II of Sicily, was ultimately able to raise the status of the island, along with his holds of Malta and Southern Italy to a kingdom in 1130. [ 19 ] [ 30 ] During this period, the Kingdom of Sicily was prosperous and politically powerful, becoming one of the wealthiest states in all of Europe; even wealthier than England .

5. Insular Italy - Wikipedia

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   Territorially, both Sicily and Sardinia include several minor islands and archipelagoes that are administratively dependent on the mother islands. Sicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean (25,708 km 2) and one of the largest of Europe, while Sardinia is only slightly less extensive (24,090 km 2). The lowlands are generally limited in ...

6. Salina, Sicily - Wikipedia

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   The Aeolian Islands. Port of Santa Maria di Salina. Salina (Italian pronunciation:) is one of the Aeolian Islands north of Sicily, Southern Italy. It is the second largest island in the archipelago. Salina is divided between three comuni: Santa Marina on the eastern coast, Malfa to the north, and Leni to the south-west. From Leni down towards ...

7. Italy's Etna and Stromboli volcanoes erupt, Catania Airport ...

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   Eruptions at Italy's Mount Etna and the smaller Stromboli volcano spewed hot ash and lava, raising alert levels on the Mediterranean island of Sicily and forcing a temporary shutdown of Catania ...