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Mare, isole e nautica: Aegadian islands
Aegadian islands

Aegadian islands: a group of small islands near Trapani in Sicily
[http://www.aegadianislands.eu]

ubicazione: Trapani
categoria: Mare, isole e nautica


The Aegadian Islands (Italian: Isole Egadi; Latin: Aegates Insulae), are a group of small mountainous islands in the Mediterranean Sea off the northwest coast of Sicily, Italy, near the city of Trapani, with a total area of 37,45 km².

Favignana (Aegusa), the largest, lies 10 miles south west of Trapani; Levanzo (Phorbantia) 8 miles west; while Marettimo, the ancient Iera Nesos, 15 miles west of Trapani, is now reckoned as a part of the group. There are also some minor islands between Favignana and Sicily.

The overall population in 1987 was estimated at about 5,000. The main occupation of the islanders is fishing and this is where the largest tuna fishery in Sicily can be found.



riferimento geografico: Trapani

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