EGADI ISLANDS

ĕˈgädē or Aegadian Islesēgāˈdēən, Lat. Aegates, archipelago (1987 est. pop. 5,000), c.15 sq mi (40 sq km), W Sicily, Italy, in the Mediterranean Sea. The chief islands are Favignana, Maretti-mo, and Levanzo. Fishing is the main occupation, and the most important tuna fisheries of Sicily are there. A Roman naval victory over the Carthaginians in the battle of the Aegates, fought near the islands in 241 b.c., ended the first of the Punic Wars.

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books on: Egadi Islands  - 11 results

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Island Tourism and Sustainable Development: Caribbean, Pacific, and Mediterranean Experiences
Book by Yorghos Apostolopoulos, Dennis J. Gayle; Praeger, 2002
Subjects: Economic Development, Islands--Economic Conditions, Tourism
...of Croatia; the Aeolian, Egadi, and Pelagian islands; the...Pantelleria Italy ; the Balearic islands of Spain Majorca, Menorca...Formentera ; and the independent island microstates of Cyprus and...more robust than among the islands of the Caribbean, Pacific...numerous worldwide moribund island economies from colonial export...especially true for the tropical islands toward mass commercial exploitation...
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Islands in Time: Island Sociogeography and Mediterranean Prehistory
Book by Mark Patton; Routledge, 1996
Island Distance Surface area T/DR ranking Visibility category Tyrhennian Islands Sicily 3 25708 56.3 A Egadi Islands 38 13 1.3 A Sardinia 58 24089 1.5 B Corsica 58 8722 1.5 B Pontine Islands 32 12 1 A Ischia 11 46 2.7 A Capri...
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Historical Dictionary of European Imperialism
Book by James S. Olson, Robert Shadle, Ross Marlay, William G. Ratliff, Joseph M. Rowe Jr.; Greenwood Press, 1991
Subjects: Europe--Colonies--History--Encyclopedias, Europe--History--1492---Encyclopedias, History, Modern--Encyclopedias
...Archipelago Dutch West Indies Feni Islands See West Indies See Bismarck Archipelago East Indies Fiji Islands See Malay Archipelago Bau Easter Island Isla de Pascua Beqa Egadi Islands Cicia See Sicily Kadavu Ellice Islands...
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The Regions of Italy: A Reference Guide to History and Culture
Book by Roy Domenico; Greenwood Press, 2002
Subjects: Italy--Handbooks, Manuals, Etc
...Levanzo, an island in the Egadi chain, and in the Addaura...or Sicels , who lived on the island by at least the thirteenth...and the Romans, who took the island from them in the First Punic...ships off Favignana in the Egadi Islands in 242. The Romans viewed...
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One Europe, Many Nations: A Historical Dictionary of European National Groups
Book by James B. Minahan; Greenwood Press, 2000
Subjects: Ethnology--Europe--Dictionaries, Europe--History--Dictionaries
...surrounding islands. The island, the largest island in the Mediterranean...volcanic Mt. Etna, the islands highest point at 10...smaller islands, the Egadi Islands, the Lipari Islands, the Pelagie Islands, Pantelleria Island, and Ustica Island...
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newspaper articles on: Egadi Islands  - 6 results

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Fishing for a Room to Call Your Own in Europe
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), February 5, 2006
...Im truly desperate. On Mediterranean islands, though, the ferry dock touts are generally...at a hotel. During a visit to Sicilys Egadi Islands, where the tuna industry is such an...to the current state of affairs on the island, the ecology of the surrounding seas...
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Holidays: Hot Stuff in Sicily; My Holiday
Newspaper article; Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England), February 20, 2009
...isolated peninsula at the north end of the islands short western coast, about an hours...survey the north western coast and the Egadi islands. On another day we visited the Greek...had to stay on the other side of the island. We drove to the ancient town of Taormina...
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Win a Trip to Italy with Ryanair
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), April 11, 2009
Subjects: Airlines--Alliances and partnerships, Ryanair Ltd.--Alliances and partnerships
...birds, including the pink flamingo. Baia dei Mulini hotel is situated in Erice Mare, Trapani, just in front of Egadi Islands. From its beachfront position, it enjoys a marvellous view over the sea and incredibly beautiful sunsets. For your...
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Win a Trip Italy
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), April 10, 2009
Subjects: Airlines--Alliances and partnerships, Ryanair Ltd.--Alliances and partnerships
...birds, including the pink flamingo. Baia dei Mulini hotel is situated in Erice Mare, Trapani, just in front of Egadi Islands. From its beachfront position, it enjoys a marvellous view over the sea and incredibly beautiful sunsets. For your...
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Kempinkski Hotel Giardino Di Constanza, Sicily
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), September 3, 2007
Subjects: Hotels and motels--Italy
...The wow factor THE whole island has the wow factor. This hotel...if you want to explore the island properlythere are no local...restaurant to tours of the nearby Egadi Islands. Range of treatments THE Daniela...natural ingredients fromthe island such as salt, lemon and olive...
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encyclopedia articles on: Egadi Islands  - 5 results

 
 
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Egadi Islands
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
EGADI ISLANDS e gade or Aegadian Isles ega de n, Lat...in the Mediterranean Sea. The chief islands are Favignana, Maretti-mo, and Levanzo...battle of the Aegates, fought near the islands in 241 b.c., ended the first of the...
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Sicily
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Italy, mainly situated on the island of Sicily, which is bounded by...The region also includes the Egadi Islands , the Lipari Islands , the Pelagie Islands (see Lampedusa ), Pantelleria island, and Ustica island. Palermo is...
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Aegates
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
AEGATES see Egadi Islands , Italy. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Aegadian Isles
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
AEGADIAN ISLES see Egadi Islands , Italy. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Trapani
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...note in Trapani are the Church of the Annunciation (14th 17th cent.) and the Villa Margherita. The picturesque Egadi Islands (Aegadian Isles) are nearby. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press...


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