Lampedusa Island

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At least 20 people have died after a migrant boat capsized off the southern Italian island of Lampedusa recently.

About Lampedusa Island

• It is the largest (21 sq.km.) of the Isole Pelagie (Pelagie Islands), an island group that includes the Linosa and Lampione islets. 
• Administratively Lampedusa is part of the autonomous region of Sicily in Italy. 
• It is geographically part of the African continent. 
• It is located in the Mediterranean Sea between Malta and Tunisia, 105 miles (170 km) southwest of Licata, Sicily. 
• It is a volcanic island.
• It is also known as the Pearl of the Mediterranean because of the lava: it is the emerged part of a volcano whose last eruption events date back about 9000 years ago, when the last major seismic events were dated at the end of 1800.
• Lampedusa’s greatest length is about 11 km; its greatest width is about 3 km. It rises to 133 meters above sea level.
• It is a rocky island with limited natural freshwater sources.
• The climate is typically Mediterranean, with hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters.

Source: TH

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