Government
The Venice Lagoon is mostly included in the Province of Venice, but the south-western area is part of the Province of Padua.
The largest islands or archipelagos by area, excluding coastal reclaimed land and the coastal barrier beaches:
- Venice 5.17 km²
- Sant'Erasmo 3.26 km²
- Murano 1.17 km²
- Chioggia 0.67 km²
- Giudecca 0.59 km²
- Mazzorbo 0.52 km²
- Torcello 0.44 km²
- Sant'Elena 0.34 km²
- La Certosa 0.24 km²
- Burano 0.21 km²
- Tronchetto 0.18 km²
- Sacca Fisola 0.18 km²
- San Michele 0.16 km²
- Sacca Sessola 0.16 km²
- Santa Cristina 0.13 km²
Other inhabited islands include:
- Cavallino
- Lazzaretto Nuovo
- Lazzaretto Vecchio
- Lido
- Pellestrina
- Poveglia
- San Clemente
- San Francesco del Deserto
- San Giorgio in Alga
- San Giorgio Maggiore
- San Lazzaro degli Armeni
- Santa Maria della Grazia
- San Pietro di Castello
- San Servolo
- Santo Spirito
- Sottomarina
- Vignole
Read more about this topic: Venetian Lagoon
Famous quotes containing the word government:
“But the wise know that foolish legislation is a rope of sand, which perishes in the twisting; that the State must follow, and not lead the character and progress of the citizen; the strongest usurper is quickly got rid of; and they only who build on Ideas, build for eternity; and that the form of government which prevails, is the expression of what cultivation exists in the population which permits it.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“If government knew how, I should like to see it check, not multiply, the population. When it reaches its true law of action, every man that is born will be hailed as essential.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“His Majesty’s Government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavours to facilitate the achievement of this object, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine, or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country.”
—A.J. (Arthur James)