Aeolian Islands
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Summary
Aeolian Islands is an archipelago[1]. It draws 10,573 Wikipedia views per month (archipelago category, ranking #40 of 341).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Province of Messina[3]
- Country: Italy[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Tyrrhenian Sea[5]
- Instance of: car-free place[6]
- Commons category: Aeolian Islands[7]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[8], UTC+02:00[9]
- Highest point: Monte Fossa delle Felci[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Aeolian Islands[11]
- Commons gallery: Isole Eolie[12]
- Population: 15,419[13]
- Visitors per year: 200,000[14]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Sytin Military Encyclopedia[17], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[18], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[19], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[20], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[21], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22], Pauly–Wissowa[23]
- Heritage designation: World Heritage Site[24]
- Native label: Isole Eolie[25]
- Elevation above sea level: 926 m[26]
- Area: 114.7 km²[27]
- World Heritage criteria: (viii)[28]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Aeolian Islands[29]
- Category for the view of the item: Category:Views of Aeolian Islands[30]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Aeolian Islands include Aeolic order[31], an architectural order[32].
Why It Matters
Aeolian Islands has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]
Entities named for it include Aeolic order[31], an architectural order[32].