Il Duce began to turn the island of Pantelleria into a military base on October 29, 1922.
There are many different islands that are south of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea, including Pantelleria and Lampedusa, but the largest and most principle island to the south of Sicily is the island of Malta.
you can see Africa from the Sicilian Island of Pantelleria - which is closer to Africa then Sicily (30 miles) on a clear day you could see the shores of Tunisia
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3 active * Mt Vesuvius (nr. Naples) * Mt Etna (sicily) * Stromboli (sicily) 10 dormant * Pantelleria, (Near Tunisia) * Vulcano, (island) * Isola Ferdinandea, (NW of Pantelleria) * Vulcanello, (Connected to Vulcano) * Campi Flegrei, (massive caldera containing western naples) * Ischia, (island, W of naples) * Larderello, (S Tuscany) * Lipari, (near Vulcano) * Vulsini, (N Roman Magmatic Province) * Monte Albano (Near Rome) Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcanism_in_Italy
There was a U.S. military base there from 1867 to 1877.
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This is not an island currently being developed, and likely never was. Various "military equipment" such as the Mech Walker (Steamworks Island) and the robot monsters (Astro Knights Island) were probably the source of this speculation.
First, you fix it. Then you jump on it.
During a war, an island could be described as a key island to the military operation.
They are in military Time
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