Pelagic Islands
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(Local Name: Pelagie, Isole) Province: Agrigento
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Shipping links from Porto Empédocle (Agrigento)-Linosa-Lampedusa (7 to 9 hours) and Trapani-Pantelleria-Linosa-Lampedusa (25 hours), by air from Trapani-Lampedusa.
Location
The Pelagic Islands, Isole Pelagie, are made up of Lampedusa, Linosa and the uninhabited island of Lampione, and are the southernmost group of Sicilian islands, being 200 and 160km/125 and 100mi respectively from Sicily and only 110km/68mi from Tunis. Lacking in vegetation and springs, they tend to be rather neglected by tourists in spite of some scenic places of interest. Attempts to encourage tourism are being aided by a desalination plant,
Communications
Shipping links from Porto Empédocle (Agrigento)-Linosa-Lampedusa (7 to 9 hours) and Trapani-Pantelleria-Linosa-Lampedusa (25 hours), by air from Trapani-Lampedusa.
Location
The Pelagic Islands, Isole Pelagie, are made up of Lampedusa, Linosa and the uninhabited island of Lampione, and are the southernmost group of Sicilian islands, being 200 and 160km/125 and 100mi respectively from Sicily and only 110km/68mi from Tunis. Lacking in vegetation and springs, they tend to be rather neglected by tourists in spite of some scenic places of interest. Attempts to encourage tourism are being aided by a desalination plant,
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