Marsala Marsala, beginning the process of Italian unification. On 11 May 1943, in the lead-up to the World War II Allied invasion of Sicily, an Allied bombardment of the town permanently damaged its Baroque centre and claimed many victims: "Marsala Wiped Off the Map" titled the New York Times on 13 May 1943. The archaeological area of Marsala has been investigated both through excavations and topographic studies. Lilybaeum, the ancient town, took up a rectangular area on Capo Boeo, a low and rocky promontory sloping gently down towards the sea. The urban layout of the town can be dated back to
Rastorguyev Island Rastorguyev Island Rastorguyev Island or Rastorguyeva Island (, "ostrov Rastorguyeva") is an island in the Kara Sea, Russian Federation. It is the third largest island of the Kamennyye Islands. It is located close to the shores of the Taymyr Peninsula, about from the coast. A narrow and bent landspit projects northwards of the norther shore. There are two hills on the island, the highest of which is Mount Kolomeitsev "(Gora Kolomeitseva)" —named after Nikolai Kolomeitsev— in the eastern part. Winters are long, cold and bitter, and the surrounding sea freezes solid about ten months every year. The whole area around