SALINA ISLAND

Italian Isola Salina, Latin Didyme Insula, second largest of the Eolie Islands (Lipari Islands), in the Tyrrhenian Sea (of the Mediterranean) off northeastern Sicily. It has an area of 10 square miles (26 square km) and is administered as part of Messina provincia, Sicily, Italy. Salina, the highest of the Eolie Islands, consists of two extinct volcanoes and rises to 3,156 feet (962 m). Malmsey wine, raisins, figs, and olives are exported, and fishing is carried on. Salina's three towns (Santa Marina Salina [the port], Malfa, and Leni) have the largest population concentration in the Eolie Islands outside of Lipari. See also Eolie Islands. Pop. (1988 est.) 2,346.