Ischia
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| Ischia | |
|---|---|
| Heichest pynt | |
| Elevation | 789 m (2,589 ft) |
| Coordinates | 40°43′53″N 13°53′45″E / 40.7313°N 13.8957°ECoordinates: 40°43′53″N 13°53′45″E / 40.7313°N 13.8957°E |
| Geografie | |
| Location | Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy |
| Geology | |
| Muntain teep | Complex volcano |
| Last eruption | 1302 [1] |
| Geografie | |
|---|---|
| Location | Tyrrhenian Sea |
| Aurie | 46.3 km2 (17.9 sq mi) |
| Heichest elevation | 789 m (2,589 ft) |
| Heichest point | Munt Epomeo |
| Admeenistration | |
Italy | |
| Region | Campanie |
| Province | Naples |
| Lairgest settlement | Ischia (pop. 18,253) |
| Demografics | |
| Population | 62,027 (2009) |
| Pop. density | 1,339.7 /km2 (3,469.8 /sq mi) |
Ischia (Italian pronunciation: [ˈiskia]) is a volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea. It lees at the northren end o the Guwf o Naples, aboot 30 km frae the ceety o Naples. It is the lairgest o the Phlegrean Islands. Roughly trapezoidal in shape, it measures aroond 10 km east tae wast an 7 km north tae sooth an haes about 34 kilometre (21 mi) o coastline an a surface aurie o 46.3 square kilometre (17.9 sq mi). It is amaist entirely muntainous, the heichest peak being Munt Epomeo at 788 m.[2] The island haes a population o ower 60,000 fowk.
Notes
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ "Ischia: Eruptive History". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
- ↑ Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites
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