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    Cyclopean Isles

    Isole Ciclopi

    The Cyclopean Isles (Italian: Isole Ciclopi), noted for their rows of basaltic columns piled one above another, lie not far from Mount Etna off the eastern coast of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea.

    Cyclopean Isles off east coast of Sicily.
    Cyclopean Isles off east coast of Sicily.

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    9 landforms

    Overview

    The Cyclopean Isles (Italian: Isole Ciclopi), noted for their rows of basaltic columns piled one above another, lie not far from Mount Etna off the eastern coast of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands0
    • Minor islands0
    • Islets3
    • Rocks & skerries6

    Islets

    3

    Rocks & skerries

    6

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level10 m20 m30 m22 mIsola Lachea5 mFaraglione Grande4 mLa Longa
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.000010.00010.0010.010.1Isola Lachea: 0.02 km²Isola LacheaFaraglione Grande: 0.4 haFaraglione GrandeLa Longa: 0.1 haLa LongaFaraglione di Mezzo: <0.1 haFaraglione di Mez…Scogghiu do zu Jannu di terra: <0.1 haScogghiu do zu Ja…Scogghiu do zu Jannu di fora: <0.1 haScogghiu do zu Ja…Faraglione d'Aceddi: <0.1 haFaraglione d'Aced…Pitrudda: <0.1 haPitruddaUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Isola Lachea0.02 km²
    Faraglione Grande0.4 ha
    La Longa0.1 ha
    Faraglione di Mezzo<0.1 ha
    Scogghiu do zu Jannu di terra<0.1 ha
    Scogghiu do zu Jannu di fora<0.1 ha
    Faraglione d'Aceddi<0.1 ha
    Pitrudda<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs