page_title: Venetian Lagoon
section_title: Islands
hierarchical_section_title: Venetian Lagoon / Islands
caption_attribution_description: English: Map of Islands of Venetian Lagoon Deutsch: Karte der Inseln in der Lagune von Venedig
context_page_description: The Venetian Lagoon is an enclosed bay of the Adriatic Sea, in northern Italy, in which the city of Venice is situated. Its name in the Italian and Venetian languages, Laguna Veneta—cognate of Latin lacus, "lake"—has provided the English name for an enclosed, shallow embayment of salt water, a lagoon.
context_section_description: The Venice Lagoon is mostly included in the Metropolitan City of Venice, but the south-western area is part of the Province of Padua.
  The largest islands or archipelagos by area, excluding coastal reclaimed land and the coastal barrier beaches:
  Venice 5.17 km²
  Sant'Erasmo 3.26 km²
  Murano 1.17 km²
  Chioggia 0.67 km²
  Giudecca 0.59 km²
  Mazzorbo 0.52 km²
  Torcello 0.44 km²
  Sant'Elena 0.34 km²
  La Certosa 0.24 km²
  Burano 0.21 km²
  Tronchetto 0.18 km²
  Sacca Fisola 0.18 km²
  San Michele 0.16 km²
  Sacca Sessola 0.16 km²
  Santa Cristina 0.13 km²
  Other inhabited islands include:
  Cavallino
  Lazzaretto Nuovo
  Lazzaretto Vecchio
  Lido
  Pellestrina
  Poveglia
  San Clemente
  San Francesco del Deserto
  San Giorgio in Alga
  San Giorgio Maggiore
  San Lazzaro degli Armeni
  Santa Maria della Grazia
  San Pietro di Castello
  San Servolo
  Santo Spirito
  Sottomarina
  Vignole
caption: The Venetian Lagoon Islands
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