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The '''Pelagie Islands''' ({{lang-it|Isole Pelagie}}; {{lang-scn|Ìsuli Pilaggî}}), from the [[Greek language|Greek]] {{lang|el|πέλαγος}}, {{lang|el-Latn|pélagos}} meaning "open sea", are the three small islands of [[Lampedusa]], [[Lampione]], and [[Linosa]], located in the [[Mediterranean Sea]] between [[Malta]] and [[Tunisia]], south of [[Sicily]]. To the northwest lie the island of [[Pantelleria]] and the [[Strait of Sicily]]. All three islands are part of the ''comune'' of [[Lampedusa e Linosa|Lampedusa]]. Geographically, part of the archipelago (Lampedusa and Lampione) belongs to the [[Africa]]n continent and it is an [[Italy-Tunisia Delimitation Agreement|Italian maritime exclave in the Tunisian continental shelf]];<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/pelagie/ |title=Pelagie |year=2010 |publisher=Treccani.it |access-date=22 December 2011 }}</ref> politically and administratively the islands fall within the Sicilian [[province of Agrigento]] and represent the southernmost part of [[Italy]].
The '''Pelagie Islands''' ({{langx|it|Isole Pelagie}}; {{langx|scn|Ìsuli Pilaggî}}), from the [[Greek language|Greek]] {{lang|el|πέλαγος}}, {{lang|el-Latn|pélagos}} meaning "open sea", are the three small islands of [[Lampedusa]], [[Lampione]], and [[Linosa]], located in the [[Mediterranean Sea]] between [[Malta]] and [[Tunisia]], south of [[Sicily]]. To the northwest lie the island of [[Pantelleria]] and the [[Strait of Sicily]]. All three islands are part of the ''comune'' of [[Lampedusa e Linosa]]. Geologically, part of the archipelago (Lampedusa and Lampione) is on the [[Africa]]n [[continental shelf]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/pelagie/ |title=Pelagie |year=2010 |publisher=Treccani.it |access-date=22 December 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.un.org/depts/los/LEGISLATIONANDTREATIES/PDFFILES/TREATIES/TUN-ITA1971CS.PDF |title=Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Tunisia and the Government of the Italian Republic concerning the Delimitation of the Continental Shelf between the two Countries 20 August 1971 |year=1971 |publisher=United Nations |access-date=26 February 2022|website=www.un.org }}</ref> while Linosa is of volcanic origin. Politically and administratively though, the islands fall within the Sicilian [[province of Agrigento]] and represent the southernmost part of [[Italy]].


Despite pockets of agriculture, the islands are unnaturally barren due to wanton [[deforestation]] and the disappearance of the native olive groves, juniper and carob plantations. Fifty years ago{{when|date=October 2013}} much of the landscape was farmland bounded by dry stone walls but today, the local economy is based on fishing &ndash; [[sponge fishing]] and canning &ndash; supplemented by tourism in Lampedusa.
Despite pockets of agriculture, the islands are unnaturally barren due to wanton [[deforestation]] and the disappearance of the native olive groves, juniper and carob plantations. Fifty years ago{{when|date=October 2013}} much of the landscape was farmland bounded by dry stone walls but today, the local economy is based on [[sponge fishing]] and canning, supplemented by tourism in Lampedusa.


==Environment==
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==Marine protected area ==
===Birds===
The Pelagie Islands have been recognised as an [[Important Bird Area]] (IBA) by [[BirdLife International]] because they support breeding populations of [[Scopoli's shearwater]]s and [[European shag]]s.<ref name=bli>{{cite web |url= http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/isole-pelagie-iba-italy|title= Isole Pelagie|author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2022|website= BirdLife Data Zone|publisher= BirdLife International|access-date= 11 December 2022}}</ref>

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===Marine protected area===
[[File:Caretta caretta01.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The Loggerhead Turtle]]
[[File:Caretta caretta01.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The Loggerhead Turtle]]
Of particular ecological concern in the islands is the protection of the [[Loggerhead sea turtle]] (''Caretta caretta'') which is endangered throughout the Mediterranean as a result of its nesting sites being taken over by tourism. In Italy the beaches of {{lang|it|Pozzolana di Ponente}} on Linosa and {{lang|it|Isola dei conigli}} on Lampedusa are two of the last remaining sites where the turtle regularly lays its eggs, the others (larger) being in southern [[Calabria]] (close to [[Reggio Calabria]]). The {{lang|it|Area Marina Protetta Isole Pelagie}} [[nature reserve]], covering all three islands, was instituted in 2002.
Of particular ecological concern in the islands is the protection of the [[loggerhead sea turtle]] (''Caretta caretta'') which is endangered throughout the Mediterranean as a result of its nesting sites being taken over by tourism. In Italy the beaches of {{lang|it|Pozzolana di Ponente}} on Linosa and {{lang|it|Isola dei conigli}} on Lampedusa are two of the last remaining sites where the turtle regularly lays its eggs, the others (larger) being in southern [[Calabria]] (close to [[Reggio Calabria]]). The {{lang|it|Area Marina Protetta Isole Pelagie}} [[nature reserve]], covering all three islands, was instituted in 2002.

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{{Islands of Italy in the Mediterranean}}
{{Pelagian Islands}}
{{Pelagian Islands}}
{{Outlying territories of European countries}}
{{Countries and territories of North Africa}}


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[[Category:Archipelagoes of Italy]]
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Latest revision as of 18:41, 26 October 2024

Pelagie Islands
Native name:
Ìsuli Pilaggî
Lampedusa
Geography
LocationMediterranean Sea
Coordinates35°31′21″N 12°36′18″E / 35.52250°N 12.60500°E / 35.52250; 12.60500
ArchipelagoPelagie Islands
Total islands3
Major islandsLampedusa, Lampione, and Linosa
Area25.5 km2 (9.8 sq mi)
Administration
Region Sicily
ProvinceAgrigento
Demographics
Population6,556 (1 January 2019)

The Pelagie Islands (Italian: Isole Pelagie; Sicilian: Ìsuli Pilaggî), from the Greek πέλαγος, pélagos meaning "open sea", are the three small islands of Lampedusa, Lampione, and Linosa, located in the Mediterranean Sea between Malta and Tunisia, south of Sicily. To the northwest lie the island of Pantelleria and the Strait of Sicily. All three islands are part of the comune of Lampedusa e Linosa. Geologically, part of the archipelago (Lampedusa and Lampione) is on the African continental shelf,[1][2] while Linosa is of volcanic origin. Politically and administratively though, the islands fall within the Sicilian province of Agrigento and represent the southernmost part of Italy.

Despite pockets of agriculture, the islands are unnaturally barren due to wanton deforestation and the disappearance of the native olive groves, juniper and carob plantations. Fifty years ago[when?] much of the landscape was farmland bounded by dry stone walls but today, the local economy is based on sponge fishing and canning, supplemented by tourism in Lampedusa.

Environment

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Birds

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The Pelagie Islands have been recognised as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because they support breeding populations of Scopoli's shearwaters and European shags.[3]

Marine protected area

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The Loggerhead Turtle

Of particular ecological concern in the islands is the protection of the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) which is endangered throughout the Mediterranean as a result of its nesting sites being taken over by tourism. In Italy the beaches of Pozzolana di Ponente on Linosa and Isola dei conigli on Lampedusa are two of the last remaining sites where the turtle regularly lays its eggs, the others (larger) being in southern Calabria (close to Reggio Calabria). The Area Marina Protetta Isole Pelagie nature reserve, covering all three islands, was instituted in 2002.

See also

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References

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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Pelagie Islands.
  1. ^ "Pelagie". Treccani.it. 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Tunisia and the Government of the Italian Republic concerning the Delimitation of the Continental Shelf between the two Countries 20 August 1971" (PDF). www.un.org. United Nations. 1971. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Isole Pelagie". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
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