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• Lampedusa
  The [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]] ''island'' of '''Lampedusa''' {{in it|Isola di Lampedusa''}} is the largest of the [ ...he sea between the two is no deeper than 120 meters. Lampedusa is an arid island, with no sources of water other than irregular rainfall. The fauna and flo
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• La Maddalena
  '''La Maddalena''' is a town and commune located on the island with the same name, in northern [[Sardinia]], part of the [[province of Olb ==The island==
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• San Lazzaro degli Armeni
  [[Image:ArmSanLazzaro.jpg|right|thumb|View of Saint Lazarus Island.]] ...a [[monastery]] that is the mother-house of the [[Mekhitarist Order]], the island is one of the world's foremost centers of [[Armenian]] culture.
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• Gotland Ring
  ...004, ''Allt Om Resor'' (a travel magazine) voted the island the number-one island destination in the world. ; Location: The Island of Gotland
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• Pantelleria
  '''Pantelleria''', or '''Pantalaria''', ancient '''Cossyra''', is an [[island]] and a commune in the [[Strait of Sicily]] in the [[Mediterranean Sea]], 1 ...mall steamers), which is fortified. There is also a penal colony here. The island can be reached by ferries and hydrofoils from [[Trapani]], and lies close t
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• Lido
  ...augmented by the (mainly Italian) tourists who move in every summer. The [[island]]'s [[casino]] has recently closed down - it used to be used in the summer ...beaches are private, though towards the northern and southern ends of the island there are two enormous public beaches - the further from the town centre yo
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• Vulcano
  '''Vulcano''' is a small [[Volcano|volcanic]] island in the [[Tyrrhenian Sea]], about 25 km north of Sicily and the southernmost ...[mining]] [[alum]] and [[sulfur]]. This was the principal activity on the island until the end of the [[19th Century]].
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• Procida
  ...ween [[Cape Miseno]] and the island of [[Ischia]]. With its tiny satellite island of [[Vivara]], it is a ''[[comune]]'' of the province of [[Naples]], in the ...] ''prokeitai'', meaning 'it lies forth', because of the appearance of the island seen from the sea.
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• Aeolian Islands
  ...ipari compared to Aeolian. The other islands include [[Vulcano]], [[Salina Island|Salina]], [[Stromboli]], [[Filicudi]], [[Alicudi]], and [[Panarea]]. The to
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• Villa Jovis
  Villa Jovis is situated in the very Northeast of the island atop ''Monte Tiberio'', with its 334 m elevation the second-highest peak of ...of [[assassination]]. The villa is situated at a very secluded spot of the island and the quarters of Tiberius in the North and East of the palace were parti
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• Strait of Bonifacio
  * [[Cavallo (island)]]
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• Villa San Michele
  ...on the ruins of the Roman Emperor, [[Tiberius]]' [[villa]], on the [[Capri|Island of Capri]]. Its gardens have panoramic views of the [[city of Capri]] and i
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• Favignana
  '''Favignana''' (Italian: '''Isola di Favignana''') is an island and a commune of the [[Aegadian Islands]]. It is situated approximately 7 k The island is famous for its [[tuna]] fisheries and is now a popular tourist destinati
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• Lipari
  ...in the [[Tyrrhenian Sea]] off the north coast of [[Sicily]], and also the island's main town. It has approximately 11,000 inhabitants and during the tourist ...ne of the four main villages: ''Pianoconte'' is almost due west across the island, ''Quattropani'' in the northwest, ''Acquacalda'' along the northern coast,
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• Stromboli
  '''Stromboli''' is a small island in the [[Tyrrhenian Sea]], containing one of the [[Volcanoes of Italy|activ ...d the most recent large eruption began in 2002, causing the closure of the island to non-residents for several months. The eruption started with a lava flow
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• Ischia
  [[Image:Capri and Ischia map.png|thumb|right|300px|The island of Ischia near Naples, Italy.]] ...]], at the northern end of the [[Gulf of Naples]]. The roughly trapezoidal island lies 17.5 miles from [[Naples]] and measures around 10 km East to West and
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• Mediterranean Sea
  Large [[island]]s in the Mediterranean include: * [[Cyprus]], [[Crete]], [[Euboea]], [[Rhodes]], [[Lesbos Island|Lesbos]], [[Chios]], [[Kefalonia]] and [[Corfu]] in the eastern Mediterrane
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• Capri
  ...iation Cápri, usual English pronunciation Caprí) is an [[Italy|Italian]] [[island]] off the [[Sorrentine Peninsula]]. On the south side of the [[Gulf of Napl ...adjoining harbours, Marina Piccola and Marina Grande (the main port of the island).
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• Pukekohe Park Raceway
  ...d 40mi south of [[Auckland City]] in the [[North Island, New Zealand|North Island]]. The track is now owned by Pukekohe Park Limited
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