Lampedusa Migrants

Lampedusa is the largest island of the Italian Pelagie Islands in the Mediterranean Sea. The comune of Lampedusa e Linosa is part of the Sicilian province of Agrigento which also includes the smaller islands of Linosa and Lampione. It is the southernmost part of Italy and Italy's southernmost island. Tunisia, which is 113 kilometres away, is the cl…
Lampedusa is the largest island of the Italian Pelagie Islands in the Mediterranean Sea. The comune of Lampedusa e Linosa is part of the Sicilian province of Agrigento which also includes the smaller islands of Linosa and Lampione. It is the southernmost part of Italy and Italy's southernmost island. Tunisia, which is 113 kilometres away, is the closest landfall to the islands. Sicily is farther at 205 kilometres, while Malta is 176 kilometres east of Lampedusa.
  • Location: Mediterranean Sea
  • Population: 6,462 (entire Lampedusa e Linosa Comune) (2021)
  • Archipelago: Pelagie Islands
  • Area: 20.2 km² (7.8 sq mi)
  • Region: Sicily
  • Province: Agrigento
  • Comune: Lampedusa e Linosa
Data from: en.wikipedia.org