UNESCO World Heritage Site (Aeolian Islands)

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The UNESCO World Heritage Site (Aeolian Islands) is a volcanic archipelago north of Sicily renowned for its outstanding geological features, active volcanism, and significant contribution to the study of volcanic processes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
archipelago
volcanic island group
continent Europe
country Italy
geologicalOrigin volcanic
governingBody Italy NERFINISHED
hasActiveVolcano Stromboli NERFINISHED
Vulcano NERFINISHED
hasHighestPoint Monte Fossa delle Felci NERFINISHED
hasIsland Alicudi NERFINISHED
Filicudi NERFINISHED
Lipari NERFINISHED
Panarea NERFINISHED
Salina NERFINISHED
Stromboli NERFINISHED
Vulcano NERFINISHED
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
highestPointElevation 962 m
inscriptionReason importance for understanding volcanic processes in the Mediterranean
outstanding record of volcanic island-building and destruction
knownFor active volcanism
outstanding geological features
study of volcanic processes
language Italian
locatedIn Tyrrhenian Sea NERFINISHED
locatedInProtectedArea UNESCO World Heritage Site (Aeolian Islands) NERFINISHED
locatedNorthOf Sicily NERFINISHED
majorSettlement Lipari (town) NERFINISHED
nearbyIsland Sicily NERFINISHED
partOf Metropolitan City of Messina NERFINISHED
Southern Italy NERFINISHED
recognizedFor calderas
hydrothermal activity
lava flows
stratovolcanoes
volcanic cones
regionalLanguage Sicilian
sea Tyrrhenian Sea NERFINISHED
tourismType geotourism
UNESCOSiteType Natural heritage of Italy
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory Natural
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria viii
UNESCOWorldHeritageId 908
UNESCOWorldHeritageYearInscribed 2000
volcanicActivityType subduction-related volcanism
volcanicArcOrBelt Aeolian Arc NERFINISHED

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Aeolian Arc recognizedBy UNESCO World Heritage Site (Aeolian Islands)
Vulcano Piano isPartOf UNESCO World Heritage Site (Aeolian Islands)
this entity surface form: Aeolian Islands UNESCO World Heritage area
Salina belongsTo UNESCO World Heritage Site (Aeolian Islands)
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site Aeolian Islands
Lipari heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site (Aeolian Islands)
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Aeolian Islands)