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Levanzo has an area of 5.82 square kilometres (2.25 sq mi). The highest point is Pizzo Monaco with a height of 278 metres (912 feet). The island has an estimated 450 inhabitants, who are concentrated around a tiny port, that gives little shelter from storms.
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Furthermore, in the water of Cala Minnola, on the eastern side of the island of Levanzo, lies one of the most important Sicilian underwater archaeological sites: a Roman cargo ship, loaded with wine amphoras, at 27 meters deep.
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The ancient name of the island was "Phorbantia" which is a sort of plant that commonly grows there.
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Virtual diving in the underwater archaeological site of Cala Minnola
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Island
Port of Levanzo
Levanzo is located in Italy
38°00′N 12°20′E / 38.000°N 12.333°E / 38.000; 12.333
Country
Italy
Province
Trapani
Comune
Favignana
[ˈlɛːvantso]
Sicilian

Aegadian Islands
Mediterranean Sea
Sicily
Italy
comune
Favignana
Province of Trapani
Grotta del Genovese
Neolithic
cave paintings
Palaeolithic
List of islands of Italy
Luciano Canepari
"Levanzo"
Virtual diving in the underwater archaeological site of Cala Minnola
Levanzo
Curlie

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