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Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily and before Cyprus), with an area of 24,100 km 2 (9,305 sq mi). It is situated between 38° 51' and 41° 18' latitude north (respectively Isola del Toro and Isola La Presa) and 8° 8' and 9° 50' east longitude (respectively Capo dell' Argentiera and Capo Comino).
Oct 11, 2024 · Sardinia, island and regione (region) of Italy, second in size only to Sicily among the islands of the western Mediterranean. It lies 120 miles (200 km) west of the mainland of Italy, 7.5 miles (12 km) south of the neighbouring French island of Corsica, and 120 miles (200 km) north of the coast of Africa. The capital is Cagliari. Area 9,301 ...
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The island of Sardinia has an area of 24,090 km 2 (9,300 sq mi) and, after Sicily, is the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is 270 km (170 mi) long from North to South, and 145 km (90 mi) wide from West to East.
The recorded history of Sardinia begins with its contacts with the various people who sought to dominate western Mediterranean trade in classical antiquity: Phoenicians, Punics and Romans. Initially under the political and economic alliance with the Phoenician cities, it was partly conquered by Carthage in the late 6th century BC and then ...
Mar 17, 2021 · Sardinia is an island in the Mediterranean, located to the east of the Iberian Peninsula, west of the Italian Peninsula, and north of Africa (Tunisia). It is bounded to the north by Corsica (French island), west by the Balearic Islands (Spanish islands), and southeast by Sicily (Italian island).
- John Misachi
Sep 11, 2024 · Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily). The area of Sardinia is 9,300 sq. miles. The island lies between Italy , Spain , and Tunisia , south of Corsica ; it is one of the autonomous regions with special statute under the Italian Constitution.
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