LAMPIONE
Generic information
Province of: Agrigento
Elevation: m
Population:
GPS coordinates
Latitude: 35.551973
Longitude: 12.31797
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Web site
Italian version: www.sicilianelmondo.com
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Description
Lampione (Sicilian: Lampiuni, which means lantern) 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 (Sicily region). It is 700 metre long and 180 metre across with the highest point on the island lying at 36 metres: the area is 1.2 kmē.
The islet is uninhabited, the only building being an out of work lighthouse. According to a legend, the island was a rock which had fallen from the hands of a cyclops.
Lampione is part of the Riserva Marina Isole Pelagie, and its vegetation and wildlife are strictly protected. Animal life include numerous migrating birds and the Armadillidium hirtum pelagicum, a land crustacean. The waters are populated by sharks, including the species Carcharhinus plumbeus, gropers, lobsters and varieties of yellow and pink coral.
From Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lampione&oldid=274558668>.