STROMBOLI ISLAND

Italian Isola Stromboli, Latin Strongyle, northeasternmost of the Eolie Islands (Lipari Islands), in the Tyrrhenian Sea (of the Mediterranean), off northeastern Sicily. It is administered as part of Messina province, Sicily, Italy, and has an area of 5 square miles (12 square km). Of volcanic formation, the island is still active, and fluid lava flows continuously from its crater to the sea, although the last serious eruption was in 1921. Dates, olives, and fruits are grown, and there is a significant tourist trade, attracted by the volcano, the climate, and the beaches of Stromboli. Pop. (1971) 355.