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وولکانو
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Vulcano () or Vulcan is a small volcanic island belonging to Italy in the Tyrrhenian Sea, about north of Sicily and located at the southernmost end of the seven Aeolian Islands. The island is known for its volcanic activity and contains several volcanic calderas, including one of the four active volcanoes in Italy that are not submarine. The English word "volcano" and its equivalents in several European languages derive from the name of this island. The name derives from the Roman belief that the tiny island was the chimney of Vulcan, the Roman god of fire. In November 2021, 150 people were ev
Vulcano is a small Italian volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea near Sicily that is home to one of Italy's few active volcanoes and is the namesake of the word "volcano" in English and several other European languages. The island's name comes from ancient Roman mythology, as it was believed to be the forge or chimney of Vulcan, the Roman god of fire.
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Key facts
- Islands.name
- Vulcano
- Islands.native_name
- Isola di Vulcano
- Islands.native_name_lang
- it
- Islands.image_name
- Aerial image of Vulcano (view from the east).jpg
- Islands.image_caption
- Aerial view of Vulcano from the east
- Islands.map_image
- Aeolian Islands map.png
- Islands.map_caption
- Vulcano and the Aeolian Islands
- Islands.location
- Tyrrhenian Sea
- Islands.archipelago
- Aeolian Islands
- Islands.area_km2
- 21
- Islands.length_km
- 8
- Islands.width_km
- 4
- Islands.elevation_m
- 501
- Islands.country
- Italy
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
- Region
- Islands.country_admin_divisions
- Sicily
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_1
- Province
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_1
- Metropolitan City of Messina
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- complex volcano
- Part of
- Aeolian Islands
- Named after
- Vulcan
- Country
- Italy
- Located in
- Lipari
- Area
- 21
- Elevation
- 500
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Tyrrhenian Sea
- Location
- Tyrrhenian Sea
- Image
- Vulcano1890.jpg
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- topographic prominence
- 500
- Commons category
- Vulcano Island
- Commons gallery
- Vulcano (Isola)
- native label
- Vulcano
- different from
- Vulcano
- located in/on physical feature
- Aeolian Islands
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
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