Pennata

Pennata is a wreck of the crater of ; it is part of the comune of . It has been considered a small island since November 4, 1966, when, following a violent sea storm, the strip of sand that connected it to the mainland disappeared.
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Photo: Denghiù, Public domain.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Piscina Mirabilis and Sacello degli Augustali.

Archaeological site
Photo: Raboe001, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
The is an Ancient Roman cistern on the hill at the western end of the , southern . It ranks as one of the largest ancient cisterns built by the ancient Romans, compared to the largest Roman reservoir, the Yerebatan Sarayi in . is situated 800 metres northwest of Pennata.

Archaeological site
Photo: Daniel Ventura, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an archaeological site, which is situated 560 metres southwest of Pennata.

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is situated 1 km northwest of Pennata.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Miseno and Miliscola.

Village
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is one of the frazioni of the municipality of in the . Known in ancient Roman times as Misenum, it is the site of a great Roman port.

Village
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is a village.

Suburb
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is an ancient Roman town situated on the northwest shore of the and now in the comune of . It was a resort for centuries in antiquity, particularly towards the end of the Roman Republic, when it was reckoned as superior to , , and by wealthy Romans, who built villas here from 100 BC. is situated 3½ km northwest of Pennata.

Pennata

Latitude
40.79155° or 40° 47′ 30″ north
Longitude
14.08846° or 14° 5′ 18″ east
Open location code
8FGPQ3RQ+J9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 22909370
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Wiki­data ID
Q3802834
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Italian to Turkish—“Pennata” goes by many names.
  • Italian: “Isola Pennata”
  • Turkish: “Isola Pennata”
  • Turkish: “Pennata Adası”

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