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Originally appearing in Volume V05, Page 290 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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CAPRAIA (anc. Capraria, from See also:Lat. capra, See also:wild-See also:goat)  , an See also:island of See also:Italy, off the N.W. See also:coast (the highest point 1466 ft. above See also:sea-level), belonging to the See also:province of See also:Genoa, 42 M . S.S.E. of See also:Leghorn by sea . Pop . (19o1) 547 . It is of volcanic origin, and is partly occupied by a penal agricultural See also:colony . It produces See also:wine, and is a centre of the See also:anchovy See also:fishery . It became Genoese in 1527 and was strongly fortified . In 1796 it was occupied for a See also:short See also:time by See also:Nelson . About 20 M. to the See also:north is the island of Gorgona (highest point 836 ft.), also famous for its anchovies .

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