Sicily

Summary

Sicily is an island^[1]. Sicily has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Sicily is located in Sicily^[3].
• Sicily is in the country of Italy^[4].
• Sicily is on the body of water Mediterranean Sea^[5].
• Sicily is on the continent of Europe^[6].
• Sicily's instance of is recorded as island^[7].
• Sicily's capital is recorded as Palermo^[8].
• Sicily's Commons category is recorded as Sicily^[9].
• Sicily's highest point is recorded as Mount Etna^[10].
• Sicily's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.566666666667, 'lon': 14.266666666667}^[11].
• Sicily's topic's main category is recorded as Q14180210^[12].
• Sicily has a population of {'amount': '+5050000'}^[13].
• Sicily's coordinates of northernmost point is recorded as {'lat': 38.30149, 'lon': 15.54193}^[14].
• Sicily's coordinates of southernmost point is recorded as {'lat': 36.64679, 'lon': 15.07979}^[15].
• Sicily's coordinates of easternmost point is recorded as {'lat': 38.26781111111111, 'lon': 15.653080555555556}^[16].
• Sicily's coordinates of westernmost point is recorded as {'lat': 37.80207, 'lon': 12.42426}^[17].
• Sicily's described by source is recorded as Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• Sicily's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[19].
• Sicily's described by source is recorded as Meyer’s Universum, Siebenter Band^[20].
• Sicily's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[21].
• Sicily's described by source is recorded as Meyer’s Universum, Dreizehnter Band^[22].
• Sicily's described by source is recorded as Meyer’s Universum, Zwanzigster Band^[23].
• Sicily covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+25662'}^[24].

Body

Geography

Sicily is in the country of Italy^[4]. Sicily is located in Sicily^[3]. Sicily is on the body of water Mediterranean Sea^[5]. Sicily is on the continent of Europe^[6].

Physical Characteristics

Sicily covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+25662'}^[24]. Sicily has a population of {'amount': '+5050000'}^[13].

Designation and Status

Sicily's instance of is recorded as island^[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Sicily include Sicilians^[25], a human population^[26], in Italy^[27]; Sicilian^[28], a natural language^[29], in Italy^[30]; Sicilia^[31], a battleship^[32]; and Strait of Sicily^[33], a strait^[34], in Italy^[35].

Why It Matters

Sicily has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Sicily is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for Sicily include Sicilians^[25], a human population^[26], in Italy^[27]; Sicilian^[28], a natural language^[29], in Italy^[30]; Sicilia^[31], a battleship^[32]; and Strait of Sicily^[33], a strait^[34], in Italy^[35].