Asinara is the second largest island of

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after Sant'Antioco. It houses a great variety of habitats. The island has an extremely odd historical, environmental, and legal status. It is known as "Isola del Diavolo" ("Devil's Island"), since it was used as a

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location, as a prison camp during the

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, and as one of the most important Italian high security prisons during the terrorist period of the 1970s and during the struggle against organized crime, until the establishment of a National Park in 1998. ASINELLO BIANCO -ASINARA

References

* ''Yearbook of the Italian Parks 2005'', edited by Comunicazione in association with Federparchi and the Italian State Tourism Board

External links

Pages by the Park Authority on Parks.it
National parks of Italy Parks in Sardinia Protected areas established in 1997 Islands of Sardinia {{National parks of Italy

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