Insular Italy

Insular Italy (Italian: Italia insulare or just Isole) is one of the five official statistical regions of Italy used by the National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT), a NUTS1 level region. Insular Italy is defined only for statistical and for some elections and includes the two main Italian islands: Sicily and Sardinia, together with other small islands and archipelagos next to them. Geography Sicily is the largest Mediterranean island with an area of 25,832.39 km2 (9,973.94 sq mi). To the east, it is separated from the Italian mainland by the Strait of Messina, about 3 km (1.9 mi) wide in the north, and about 16 km (9.9 mi) wide in the southern part. Its highest point is Mount Etna (37°45′1″N 14°59′41″E), the largest active volcano in Europe with an altitude of 4,810 metres (15,780 ft). The longest river of the island is the Salso river, 144 km (89 mi) long. Sardinia is the second largest Mediterranean island with an area of 24,100 km2 (9,300 sq mi). To the east is the Tyrrhenian Sea that separates the island from mainland Italy, and to the north is the Strait of Bonifacio that separates Sardinia from the French island of Corsica. Its highest point is Punta La Marmora (39°59′16″N 9°19′28″E) with an altitude of 1,834 metres (6,017 ft). The longest river of the island is the Tirso river, 151 km (94 mi) long. Regions Insular Italy has 2 of the 20 regions of Italy, including 24 provinces and 1,789 comuniː The comuni with more than 100,000 persons living in them areː Related pages NUTS level 1: Northwest Italy Northeast Italy Central Italy South Italy Insular Italy Northern Italy Southern Italy References