Dino
Dino is the larger of the two small islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea, off the coast of Calabria. The island is situated off Cape Arena, near to Praia a Mare. The name of the island either derives from Italian aedina, a temple, or Greek dino, a vortex or storm.- 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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Nicola Arcella and Scalea.
San Nicola Arcella
Village
San Nicola Arcella is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. American writer Francis Marion Crawford lived in a coastal tower at San Nicola in the late 19th century.
Scalea
Scalea is a resort on the south-western coast of Italy facing the Tyrrhenian Sea in the Golfo del Pollino, on a stretch of coast called "Riviera dei Cedri".Dino
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Praia a Mare, Province of Cosenza, Calabria, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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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
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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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”
- Persian: “دینو”
- 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
Explore places such as Caporena and Fiuzzi.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Villaggio turistico abbandonato and Parco Marino Regionale Riviera dei Cedri - Isola di Dino.
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