Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands) World Heritage Site

Official name

Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands) | UNESCO

Country

Italy | Map

Continent

Europe

Location

Mediterranean Sea - Southern Tyrrhenian Sea
38.4878° Lat, 14.9455° Lon | Map

Code

908

Time Zone

Europe/Rome (CET, +0100)

Current Time

Category

Natural

Description

Inscribed 2000. The Aeolian Islands provide an outstanding record of volcanic island-building and destruction, and ongoing volcanic phenomena. Studied since at least the 18th century, the islands have provided the science of vulcanology with examples of two types of eruption (Vulcanian and Strombolian) and thus have featured prominently in the education of geologists for more than 200 years. The site continues to enrich the field of vulcanology.