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Also known as Lipari Islands, Æolian Islands

archipelago

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Wikidata facts

Country
Italy
Population
15419
Area
114.7
Elevation
926
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Body of water
Tyrrhenian Sea
Image
Aeolian Islands.jpg
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Commons category
Aeolian Islands
topic's main category
Category:Aeolian Islands
heritage designation
World Heritage Site
Commons gallery
Isole Eolie
described by source
Pauly–Wissowa
visitors per year
200000
native label
Isole Eolie
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Encyclopedic overview

The Aeolian Islands (/iːˈoʊliən/ ee-OH-lee-ən; Italian: Isole Eolie [ˈiːzole eˈɔːlje]; Sicilian: Ìsuli Eoli), sometimes referred to as the Lipari Islands or Lipari group (/ˈlɪpəri/ LIP-ər-ee, Italian: [ˈliːpari]) after their largest island, are a volcanic archipelago in the Tyrrhenian Sea north of Sicily, said to be named after Aeolus, the mythical ruler of the winds. The islands' inhabitants are known as Aeolians (Italian: Eoliani). The islands had a permanent population of 14,224 at the 2011 census; the latest official estimate is 15,419 as of 1 January 2019. The Aeolian Islands are a popular tourist destination in the summer and attract up to 600,000 visitors annually.

There are seven significant islands: Lipari, Vulcano, Salina, Stromboli, Filicudi, Alicudi and Panarea, and a set of minor islands and rocks.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Aeolian Islands” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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