Marsala the area has been conquered by Norman, Angevin and Aragonese troops. During this time, Marsala became wealthy, primarily through trade. However the blocking up of the harbour of Punta Alga, decreed by Emperor Charles V so as to stop Saracen forays, brought an end to this period of prosperity. The development of Marsala wine at the end of the 18th century, headed by English merchants settled in Sicily, considerably improved local trade. This triggered an economic expansion in Marsala, including the funding of infrastructure projects such as the current harbour of Margitello. On 11 May 1860 Giuseppe Garibaldi landed at
Nord Island (Kara Sea) this island remained unnamed. In 1930 the island was named after ship ""Nord"" of the Russian Hydrographic Department. Cape Foka, the southern point of the island, was named in 1939 after Georgy Sedov's schooner ""Svyatoy Muchenik Foka" (Saint Martyr Foka)" Nord Island (Kara Sea) Nord Island (, "ostrov Nord") is an island of the Nordenskiöld Archipelago in the Kara Sea, off the coast of Siberia. Administratively this island belongs to the Krasnoyarsk Krai Federal subject of Russia and is part of the Great Arctic State Nature Reserve, the largest nature reserve of Russia. Nord Island is located in the northeastern