Saturday 26 July 2014
Asinara is an
Italian island of 52 km2 in area. The name is Italian for
"donkey-inhabited", but it is thought to derive from the Latin
"sinuaria", and meaning sinus-shaped.
The island is virtually uninhabited. The census of population of 2001
lists one man. The island is located off the
north-western tip of Sardinia, and is mountainous in geography with steep, rocky
coasts. Because fresh water is scarce, trees are sparse and low scrub is the
predominant vegetation. Part of the national parks system of Italy, the island
was recently converted to a wildlife and marine preserve. Source
