Ferdinandea is at present a submerged volcanic island about 26 nautical miles from Sicily. It has appeared and disappeared as an island four or five times when eruptions raise it above sea level,then erosion eventually submerges it again.
In 1831 when it emerged it nearly caused a war,a four way dispute. Britain was first to plant its flag,The King of Naples,Ferdinand II had Britain's flag replaced with their own,his men christened it Ferdinandea in his honor. Last on the scene was France naming it Ile Julia,for its July appearance. Next Spain declared its territorial ambitions. The island resolved the issue by crumbling in on itself and disappearing.
Other than the close call on a war over it,Ferdinandea brings to mind The Lost Continent of Atlantis,though its size never reached large proportions (213-229 feet) above sea level,and I imagine Atlantis would have been considerably larger.
In 1831 when it emerged it nearly caused a war,a four way dispute. Britain was first to plant its flag,The King of Naples,Ferdinand II had Britain's flag replaced with their own,his men christened it Ferdinandea in his honor. Last on the scene was France naming it Ile Julia,for its July appearance. Next Spain declared its territorial ambitions. The island resolved the issue by crumbling in on itself and disappearing.
Other than the close call on a war over it,Ferdinandea brings to mind The Lost Continent of Atlantis,though its size never reached large proportions (213-229 feet) above sea level,and I imagine Atlantis would have been considerably larger.
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