Stromboli geography

The island lies to the north-east of the archipelago in the Tyrrhenian Sea and covers an area of ​​12.6 square kilometers, consisting of a single volcanic cone, rising to an altitude of 926 m above sea level and is only 22 miles from Lipari. The fractions of Scari, Piscità, San Vincenzo and Ficogrande like Ginostra belong to the municipality of Lipari in the province of Messina in Sicily, it is composed of a nucleus of about 400 residents. 1.6 km north is the Strombolicchio the residue of an old volcanic cone that rises to a height of 50 meters and is topped by a solar-powered lighthouse.  The island is almost berefit of roads for vehicular traffic, the only lines of communications are the roads used only by small electric cars or the classic apette three wheels.  The seabed around the island sinks to 1200m and the volcanic cone of which only less than half has emerged is around 2026 m.  The economy today is based on tourism, up to 50 years was focused on agriculture, mainly on wine growing, harvest of capers and fishing thanks to the rich heritage of fish species, almost no livestock and game.  There is no groundwater source for which the entire demand is satisfied by a tanker coming from Naples and the homes.  The whole island outside of the towns is a protected natural reserve.