Description island VulcanoThe inhabited small island of Vulcano is part of (the island group) Aeolian Islands and is located in the country of Italy, Southern Europe. The distance to the mainland is about 57.3 km. The surface-area of the island is 20.9 km2 and is therefore 0.055 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the Tyrrhenian Sea and the total coastal length is about 32.3 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 8 km by 3.8 km (maximum width). The island is Northwest - Southeast oriented. The highest point is 501 meter and is named Monte Aria. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 38.39 (38°23'40.9524), 14.97 (14°5'49.6356).The population is 714 and the population density is thus on 34.00 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). The capital of the island is Vulcano Porto (located in the Northeast of the island). Other places on the island are: Vulcano piano (M). The island is located in the South of the country Italy. It is located in the administrative unit Autonomous region Sicily (local administrative level-name regione), in the Province Messina (local administrative level-name Provincia ). Direct neighboring islands of Vulcano are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Lipari Located 0.8 km EastSouthEast of the island. 2) Salina Located 13.9 km EastSouthEast of the island. 3) Sicily Located 20.3 km WestSouthWest of the island. 4) Panarea Located 22.9 km EastNorthEast of the island. 5) Filicudi Located 34 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 6) Stromboli Located 43.6 km EastNorthEast of the island. 7) Alicudi Located 52.1 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 8) Ustica Located 155.1 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 9) Isola di Levanzo Located 230.8 km South of the island. 10) Isola di Favignana Located 231.2 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 11) Capri Located 241.9 km EastSouthEast of the island. 12) Isola di Marettimo Located 254.3 km South of the island. 13) Gozo Located 262 km WestSouthWest of the island. 14) Ischia Located 266.2 km EastSouthEast of the island. 15) Comino Located 266.7 km WestSouthWest of the island. 16) Malta Located 268.5 km West of the island. 17) Procida Located 268.6 km EastSouthEast of the island. 18) Islands of St. Paul Located 271.1 km West of the island. 19) Santo Stefano Located 291.6 km EastSouthEast of the island. 20) Isole Cheradi Located 292.3 km NorthEast of the island. 21) Ventotene Located 292.9 km EastSouthEast of the island. 22) Pantelleria Located 310.6 km SouthWest of the island. 23) Di Ponza Located 321.4 km EastSouthEast of the island. 24) Gavi Located 324.5 km EastSouthEast of the island. 25) Isola Zannone Located 324.8 km EastSouthEast of the island. For pedestrians, there is a ferry connection to the mainland also. 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 Vulcano consists of Sand - Rock 2.2 km2 (10%), wood 0.4 km2 (2%), nature 13.7 km2 (66%), and agriculture 3.3 km2 (16%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Vulcano |
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