Lampione
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  Lampione Sicily  Lampione Lampione (Mediterranean) | |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Mediterranean Sea |
| Coordinates | 35°33′06″N 12°19′18″E / 35.551647°N 12.321665°ECoordinates: 35°33′06″N 12°19′18″E / 35.551647°N 12.321665°E |
| Archipelago | Pelagie Islands |
| Area | 0.036 km2 (0.014 sq mi) |
| Length | 200 m (700 ft) |
| Width | 180 m (590 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 36 m (118 ft) |
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Italy | |
| Region | Sicily |
| Province | Agrigento |
| Comune | Lampedusa e Linosa |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
Lampione (Italian pronunciation: [lamˈpjoːne];[1] Sicilian: Lampiuni; Arabic: جزيرة الكتاب, Jazīrat al-Kitāb) is a small rocky island located in the Mediterranean Sea, which belongs geographically to the Pelagie Islands and administratively to the comune of Lampedusa e Linosa, Province of Agrigento, region of Sicily, Italy. It is about 200 metres (656 feet) long and 180 metres (591 feet) across, and has an area of 4 hectares (9.9 acres) and a highest elevation of 36 metres (118 feet).
The islet is uninhabited, the only building being a lighthouse. According to the legend, the island was a rock which had fallen from the hands of the cyclops Polyphemus.[2]
Lampione is part of the , and its vegetation and wildlife are strictly protected. Animal species include the endemic (also found on Linosa), which is a subspecies of Maltese wall lizard, numerous migrating birds, and the Armadillidium , a land crustacean. The waters are populated by sharks, including the sandbar shark, groupers, lobsters, and varieties of yellow and pink coral.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Luciano Canepari. "Lampione". DiPI Online (in Italian). Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ "Le isole più inaccessibili". fanpage.it. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
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- Uninhabited islands of Italy
- Pelagie Islands
- Lampedusa e Linosa
- Islands of Africa