Sant’Angelo della Polvere
Sant'Angelo della Polvere is an island in the Venetian Lagoon, in the Contorta channel, not far from the Giudecca and the island of San Giorgio in Alga. An Italian state property, it has a surface of 0.53 ha and is home to four buildings.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include San Giorgio in Alga and Sacca Sessola.
San Giorgio in Alga
Islet
San Giorgio in Alga is an island of the Venetian lagoon, northern Italy, lying between the Giudecca and Fusina.
Sacca Sessola
Islet
Photo: Archaeodontosaurus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sacca Sessola, also called Isola delle Rose or "Island of Roses", is an island in the Venetian Lagoon, Veneto, Italy. The island's name is derived from combination of the words sacca, Venetian for an artificial island, and sessola, a tool used to remove water from ships. Sacca Sessola is situated 3 km east of Sant’Angelo della Polvere.
Sacca San Biagio
Island
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Sacca San Biagio is an uninhabited island in the Venetian Lagoon which, like other "sacche", is artificial. It lies immediately to the west of Sacca Fisola, to which it is connected by a bridge, and was built between the 1920s and the 1950s from trash. Sacca San Biagio is situated 3 km northeast of Sant’Angelo della Polvere.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Terminal Fusina and Sacca Fisola.
Sacca Fisola
Neighborhood
Photo: Il Sindaco del Giappone, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sacca Fisola is an artificial island in the Venetian Lagoon. It is a largely modern residential area. Sacca Fisola is situated 3 km northeast of Sant’Angelo della Polvere.
Dorsoduro
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Dorsoduro is one of the six sestieri of Venice, in northern Italy. Dorsoduro includes the highest land areas of the city and also Giudecca island and Isola Sacca Fisola.
Sant’Angelo della Polvere
- Type: Islet
- Description: island
- Categories: island, locality, and landform
- Location: Venice, Metropolitan Venice, Veneto, Northeast Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
45.40865° or 45° 24′ 31″ northLongitude
12.2832° or 12° 16′ 60″ eastOpen location code
8FQJC75M+F7OpenStreetMap ID
way 23124038OpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
7910741Wikidata ID
Q1581264
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Sant’Angelo della Polvere” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Sant’Angelo della Polvere”
- French: “Sant’Angelo della Polvere”
- German: “Sant’Angelo della Polvere”
- Italian: “Sant’Angelo della Polvere”
- Italian: “Sant’Angelo delle Polveri”
- Italian: “Sant’Angelo di Concordia”
- Italian: “Sant’Angelo di Contorta”
- Japanese: “サンタンジェロ・デッラ・ポルヴェレ島”
- Spanish: “Sant’Angelo della Polvere”
- Turkish: “Sant’Angelo della Polvere”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fusina and Camping Fusina.
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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 “Sant’Angelo della Polvere”. Photo: MauriceOhana, CC BY-SA 3.0.