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Panarea
Sign in to savethumb|right|280px|The Aeolian Islands. Panarea (; ) is the smallest of the seven inhabited Aeolian Islands, a volcanic island chain in north of Sicily, southern Italy. It is a frazione of the comune of Lipari. There are currently about 280 residents living on the island year-round; however the population increases dramatically in summer with the influx of tourists especially during the months of July and August. In recent years, the island has become known internationally for its celebrity visitors.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Panarea
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Island
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Aerial image of Panarea (view from the southeast).jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Aerial view of Panarea from the southeast
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Italy
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Italy
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Messina
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Comune
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Lipari
- Settlement.seat_type
- Municipality seat
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 3.4
- Settlement.elevation_max_m
- 421
- Settlement.population_total
- 280
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- island
- Part of
- Aeolian Islands
- Country
- Italy
- Located in
- Lipari
- Population
- 241
- Area
- 3.34
- Elevation
- 421
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Tyrrhenian Sea
- Image
- Aerial image of Panarea (view from the southeast).jpg
- Perimeter
- 8
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thumb|right|280px|The Aeolian Islands. Panarea (; ) is the smallest of the seven inhabited Aeolian Islands, a volcanic island chain in north of Sicily, southern Italy. It is a frazione of the comune of Lipari. There are currently about 280 residents living on the island year-round; however the population increases dramatically in summer with the influx of tourists especially during the months of July and August. In recent years, the island has become known internationally for its celebrity visitors.
==Geography== The island is an active volcano with a total surface area of only . The highest point on the island, Punta del Corvo, is above sea level. There are thermal springs near the village of Punta di Peppe e Maria. Scuba diving is a popular excursion on this tiny island, and one can even swim to a shipwreck between the offshore rocks of Lisca Bianca and Bottaro.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Panarea” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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