The African colonies clustered in particular around the great promontory which, with Sicily opposite, forms the narrowest channel on the main Mediterranean sea route.

非洲殖民地尤其集中在大海角周围，该海角与西西里岛相对，形成了地中海主要航线上最窄的航道。

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Sicily and the Italy's distinctive boot shape, along with the Mediterranean Sea, are clearly visible in this shot taken from the Cupola on Oct. 28, 2010.

2010年10月28日在“圆顶”观测舱拍摄的这张照片中，西西里岛、呈现独特靴子形状的意大利以及地中海都清晰可见。

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Malta: an island country in the Mediterranean Sea south of Sicily, comprising the island of Malta and two smaller islands.

马耳他：地中海中的一个岛国，位于西西里岛南面，包括马耳他岛和两个较小的岛屿。

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Hard to believe today, but Sicily was one of the major granaries of the Mediterranean world at that time, tremendously fruitful, able to grow the best possible crops, very good wheat and so on.

在今天很难想象,但西西里是当时地中海地区,最主要的粮仓之一,产物丰盛,能够种植最好的谷物,上乘的小麦等等

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Meanwhile other Greek cities had established colonies around the western shores of the Mediterranean, the densest region of settlement being in southern Italy and Sicily, which became known as Magna Graecia, or Great Greece.

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