The plant landscape of the Aeolian islands
The formation of the Aeolian Islands took place during the last 500,000 years (second the last datings made by volcanologists) and, unlike many Mediterranean islands, total autonomy in relation to land nearby, with which the archipelago seems not be ever came into contact area. The populations of plants and animals that are hosted in Aeolian […] ... Continue Reading →
The fauna of the Aeolian Islands
The formation of the main volcanic Aeolian arch took place during the last 500,000 years (second the last datings made by volcanologists) and, unlike many Mediterranean islands, total autonomy in relation to land nearby, with which the archipelago seems not be ever came into contact area. The populations of plants and animals that are hosted in […] ... Continue Reading →
Lipari island
Lipari Island (Meligunis) Area 38.6 sq km Population 10,690 Height above sea level: 602 m (Monte Chirica) Location: 38.48 ° N, 14.95 ° E Total area: 38 square kilometers (Lipari) Lipari is the largest and most geologically complex of the Aeolian Islands, as well as the administrative center (the town of Lipari) for all the […] ... Continue Reading →
Aeolian in the Unesco World Heritage list
According to the World Heritage Convention, for cultural heritage means a monument, group of buildings or site of historical, aesthetic, archaeological, scientific, ethnological or anthropological. The natural heritage, however, indicates relevant physical, biological, and geological, as well as the habitat of endangered plant and animal species and areas of particular scientific and aesthetic value. The […] ... Continue Reading →