[DOC] [TLE] Jeopary Questions page 1926 - EUROPEAN HISTORY - TriviaBistro ... [PAR] ISLANDS: Because of its triangular shape, the ancients called this island off 
Italy's southwestern coast Trinacria  NUTRITION: When made up of healthy 
foods,... [DOC] [TLE] Sicily - Wikipedia [PAR] Sicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. It constitutes an autonomous 
Region of ... Sicily has a roughly triangular shape, earning it the name Trinacria. 
... Off the southern coast of Sicily, the underwater volcano of Ferdinandea, ..... to 
the island is very low compared to other regions of Italy because workers tend to
... [DOC] [TLE] Trinacria - Wikipedia [PAR] The word Trinacria means triangle and refers to the shape of the island of Sicily (
Sicilia in ... countries like France, Sicily, Crete, Greece, the North African coast, 
and the Isle of Man. ... Sicilians claim that when the island shakes from 
earthquakes it is Colapesce, moving the island on his shoulder because he is 
tired. [DOC] [TLE] La Bedda Sicilia - Coniglio [PAR] Jan 11, 2016 ... Because of its obvious shape, the ancient Greeks gave it the name Trinakrias (
Triangle). ... and the later Italians called it Trinacria as well as by its ancient and 
present ... Sicilia is a mountainous triangular island in the southern ... a culture on 
the southwest coast and the central interior of the island, and... [DOC] [TLE] Youth Time magazine - A Trip To Trinacria: Welcome To Sicily! [PAR] Dec 29, 2015 ... In ancient times the name of Sicily was Triquetra or Trinacria. ... Homer, in his 
Odyssey, alluding to the island's triangular shape and the Trinacria. ... have 
represented the three Sicilian promontories: Capo Lilibeo near Marsala, ... But 
also the coast south-west, between the Arabian Mazara del Vallo and... [DOC] [TLE] LacusCurtius  Strabo's Geography  Book VI Chapter 2 [PAR] Its shape is defined by three capes: Pelorias, which with Caenys and ... and the 
one next to the strait and Italy, from Pelorias to Pachynus, is shortest, being about 
... Further, Poseidonius, in marking off the boundaries of the island by means of 
the ... of the crookedness of the coast (anything crooked was called "zanclion"),
100... [DOC] [TLE] CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Sicily - New Advent [PAR] Its area, including the adjacent islands, is 9935 square miles. ... the Formiche (
Ants) near the western extremity; Pantelleria (the ancient Corcyra) ... Gela 
Acragas (Girgenti) was founded in 582, both on the southwest coast. ... But Gelon
, tyrant of Syracuse, having been called on for aid, inflicted a great defeat on 
Hamilcar. [DOC] [TLE] Sicilia - Clickable Map of the Roman Empire - First Century AD [PAR] The modern name of the island is Sicily, from the ancient tribes of Siceli. ... Sicily; 
a large island in the Mediterranean Sea, off the southern coast of Italy. ... Sicily is 
in the shape of a triangle, the north and south sides of which are about 175 ..... 
Sicily had previously been called TRINACRIA from its triangular form and the 
three... [DOC] [TLE] Sicily | island, Italy | Britannica.com [PAR] Mar 18, 2015 ... Sicily, Italian Sicilia, island of Italy, the largest and one of the most densely ... Its 
strategic location at the centre of the Mediterranean has made the island a .... Its 
triangular area of 9,927 square miles (25,711 square kilometers) is ... Island 
country located off the northwestern coast of mainland Europe. [DOC] [TLE] Sicily - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] Sep 16, 2015 ... Sicily is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the ... The Greeks 
knew Sicily as Trinacria, which refers to its triangular shape. ... Island to the 
northwest, and the Pelagian Islands to the southwest. ... Mount Etna is an active 
volcano on the east coast of Sicily, close to Messina and Catania. [DOC] [TLE] Sicily | Tribastone.org [PAR] Sicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean Area and the largest Italian region
. ... Because of its triangular shape, the region was called by

Question: Because of its triangular shape, the ancients called this island off Italy's southwestern coast Trinacria
Answer: Sicily