Dino

Dino is the larger of the two small islands in the , off the coast of . The island is situated off Cape Arena, near to . The name of the island either derives from Italian aedina, a temple, or Greek dino, a vortex or storm.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in the Tyrrhenian Sea
  • Also known as: Dino, Calabria

Places of Interest

Highlights include Castello di Fiuzzi and Torre di Fiuzzi.

Castle
Photo: Greco.pino, Public domain.
is a castle.

Railway station
Photo: Lusb, Public domain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Nicola Arcella and Scalea.

Village
is a town and comune in the in the region of southern . American writer Francis Marion Crawford lived in a coastal tower at San Nicola in the late 19th century.

is a resort on the south-western coast of facing the Tyrrhenian Sea in the Golfo del Pollino, on a stretch of coast called "Riviera dei Cedri".

Suburb
is a suburb.

Dino

Latitude
39.87355° or 39° 52′ 25″ north
Longitude
15.77474° or 15° 46′ 29″ east
Elevation
48 metres (157 feet)
Open location code
8FFQVQFF+CV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 39215892
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
2524851
Wiki­data ID
Q532450
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Dino” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Isola di Dino
  • French: Dino
  • German: Isola di Dino
  • Hungarian: Dino-sziget
  • Italian: Isola di Dino
  • Persian: دینو، کالابریا
  • Russian: Дино (остров)
  • Russian: Дино
  • Sicilian: Ìsula di Dinu
  • Spanish: Isla de Dino
  • Turkish: Dino Adası
  • Turkish: Isola di Dino

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Villaggio turistico abbandonato and Parco Marino Regionale Riviera dei Cedri - Isola di Dino.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Dino”. Photo: DonGatley, CC BY-SA 4.0.