Linosa

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Location of Linosa on a map

Linosa is one of the Pelagie Islands in the Sicily Channel of the Mediterranean Sea. It is a frazione of the comune of Lampedusa e Linosa, part of the province of Agrigento in Sicily.

1 Geography
2 History
3 Economy
4 External links

[edit] Geography

The island is situated 205 km from Sicily and 113 km from Tunisia.

[edit] History

[edit] Economy

Its population subsists on fishing, agriculture and tourism.

[edit] External links

Island statistics. [1]

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