Description island SicilyThe inhabited very large island of Sicily (local name Sicilia) is located in the country of Italy, Southern Europe. The distance to the mainland is about 3.1 km. The surface-area of the island is 25437.6 km2 and is therefore 67 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the Mediterranean Sea and the total coastal length is about 1346.1 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 210 km by 130 km (maximum width). The island is West-northwest - East-southeast oriented. The highest point is 3357 meter and is named Vulkaan Etna. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 37.59 (37°35'16.0152), 14.16 (14°9'18.3348).The population is 4835884 and the population density is thus on 187.20 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). The capital of the island is Palermo (located in the North-northwest of the island). Other places on the island are: Bagheria (N) Cefalù (N) Messina (NO) Taormina (NO) Acireale (O) Catania (O) Syracuse (ZO) Noto (Z) Ragusa (Z) Modica (Z) Vittoria (Z) Gela (Z) Agrigento (ZZW) Mazara del Vallo (W) Marsala (WNW) Trapani (NW) Palermo (NNW) Caltanissetta (C) Corleone (C) Enna (C) . The island is located in the South-southeast of the country Italy. It is located in the administrative unit Autonomous region Sicily (local administrative level-name regione), in the Province Caltanissetta (local administrative level-name Provincia ). Direct neighboring islands of Sicilië are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Isola di Favignana Located 7.8 km South of the island. 2) Isola di Levanzo Located 12.4 km South of the island. 3) Vulcano Located 20.3 km EastNorthEast of the island. 4) Lipari Located 27.5 km East of the island. 5) Isola di Marettimo Located 32.5 km South of the island. 6) Salina Located 38.3 km East of the island. 7) Panarea Located 41.7 km EastSouthEast of the island. 8) Filicudi Located 45.3 km EastSouthEast of the island. 9) Alicudi Located 52.9 km SouthEast of the island. 10) Ustica Located 53.2 km EastSouthEast of the island. 11) Stromboli Located 55.5 km East of the island. 12) Gozo Located 81 km WestSouthWest of the island. 13) Comino Located 83.9 km WestSouthWest of the island. 14) Malta Located 85.2 km WestSouthWest of the island. 15) Islands of St. Paul Located 87.3 km WestSouthWest of the island. 16) Pantelleria Located 100.4 km SouthWest of the island. 17) Linosa Located 161.5 km WestSouthWest of the island. 18) Lampedusa Located 206.9 km WestSouthWest of the island. 19) Lampione Located 217.9 km WestSouthWest of the island. 20) Capri Located 265.7 km EastSouthEast of the island. 21) Isole Cheradi Located 274 km EastNorthEast of the island. 22) Ischia Located 278.4 km East of the island. 23) Sardinia Located 284 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 24) Ventotene Located 284.4 km East of the island. 25) Santo Stefano Located 284.7 km East of the island. Note: The information described below is partly subject to change. The island is directly accessible from Western Europe by plane. An international airport is present on the island. The island is accessible by car (by means of ferry or bridge). The distance from Western-Europe (The Netherlands) is about 2285 km. There is a ferry connection for cars to the mainland. For pedestrians, there is a ferry connection to the mainland also. There are ferry connections with car to other (neighboring) island (s). There are also (seasonal) ferry connections for pedestrians (-cyclists) with other (neighboring) island(s). Far as is known, there are good cycling opportunities on the island. The source material on the island consists of vulcanic. The land use on the island of Sicilië consists of Sand - Rock 160.6 km2 (1%), wood 2003 km2 (8%), nature 4433.8 km2 (17%), and agriculture 12005.1 km2 (47%), Special is that the island also prevent vineyards (5527 km2 - 22%). To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Sicily |
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