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Santo Stefano Island

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Santo Stefano (Isola di Santo Stefano) is an island in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the west coast of Italy, and part of the Pontine Islands. It is roughly circular, with a diameter of less than 400 metres (1, 300 feet), and it is located 2 kilometres (1+1⁄4 miles) east of the nearby island of Ventotene. From 1797 to 1965, it was the site of the Santo Stefano Prison.

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