Vulcano

Vulcano is one of the . Famous for its mud baths, the island literally smells like rotten eggs. Odor or no odor, it's an interesting place to visit for the traveler interested in geology and hiking, not to mention soaking in some rays on the beaches.
  • Island
  • …has about 720 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 500 metres (1,640 feet)
  • …was formerly known as “Volcano Island”
  • Description: small volcanic island north of Sicily
  • Also known as
    “Hiera”
    “Isola di Vulcano”
    “Therasía”
    “Thérmessa”
Denis Barthel, Public domain.

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is a complex stratovolcano in the Mediterranean.
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Latitude
38.3995° or 38° 23′ 58″ north
Longitude
14.9716° or 14° 58′ 18″ east
Open location code
8FCP9XXC+QJ
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
natural = coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place = island
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Venetian—“Vulcano” goes by many names.
جزيرة البركانArabic
فولكانوArabic
islla VulcanoAsturian
Isola di VulcanoAsturian
VulcanoBasque
Востраў ВулканаBelarusian
ВулканаBelarusian
ВульканаBelarusian
VulcanoBreton
ВулканоBulgarian
VulcanoCatalan
Isola VulcanoCebuano
武尔卡诺岛Chinese
武爾卡諾島Chinese
VulcanuCorsican
VulcanoCroatian
VulcanoCzech
VulcanoDanish
VulcanoDutch
جبل فولكانوEgyptian Arabic
VulcanoEsperanto
VulcanoEstonian
VulcanoFinnish
Illa VulcanoGalician
ვულკანოGeorgian
ΒουλκάνοGreek
ΘέρμεσσαGreek
וולקנוHebrew
VulcanoHungarian
VurcanuIndonesian
VulcanoIrish
Isola di VulcanoItalian
Isola VulcanoItalian
VulcanoItalian
ヴルカーノ島Japanese
불카노 산Korean
불카노섬Korean
VulcanoLadin
HieraLatin
ThermessaLatin
VolcanusLatin
VulcanusLatin
VulkānoLatvian
Vulkano salaLatvian
VulkanasLithuanian
VulkanoLithuanian
ВулканоMacedonian
VulcanoMaltese
VulcanoNorwegian
VulcanoNorwegian Bokmål
VulcanoNorwegian Nynorsk
Isola di VulcanoOccitan (post 1500)
VulcanelloOccitan (post 1500)
VulcanoOccitan (post 1500)
وولکانوPersian
VulcanoPolish
VulcanoRomanian
ВульканоRussian
ГиераRussian
ФермиссаRussian
VulcanoScots
ВулканоSerbian
VulcanoSerbo-Croatian
VulcanuSicilian
VurcanuSicilian
VulcanoSlovak
VulcanoSlovenian
VulcanoSwedish
Isola di VulcanoTurkish
VulcanoTurkish
Vulcano AdasıTurkish
ВульканоUkrainian
isola de VulcanoVenetian

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