1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
USTICA, an island off the N. coast of Sicily, 41^ m.N.N.W. of Palermo. Pop. (1861) 2231; (1901) 1916. It is the Osteodes of the Greeks, but in Roman times was known as Ustica. The island is entirely volcanic and subject to earthquakes, and is fertile. There is a considerable penal colony. There are some Roman tombs excavated in the rock.
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