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Originally appearing in Volume V27, Page 71 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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TORTOLI , a

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TOWN

town and episcopal see of

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SARDINIA (Gr. 'IXs'o"uva, from a fancied resemblance to a footprint in its shape, Ital. Sardegna)

Sardinia, on the

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COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast, 140 M . N.N.E. of Cagliari by

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RAIL

rail (55 M.

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DIRECT

direct) . Pop . (1901), 2105 . It lies 6o ft. above

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sea-level to the

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west of a large

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LAGOON (Fr. lagune, Lat. lacuna, a pool)

lagoon, which renders it unhealthy . The

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HARBOUR (from M.E. hereberge, here, an army; cf. Ger. Heer and -beorg, protection or shelter. Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough.. The French auberge, an inn, derived through

harbour is 22 M. to the east, and serves for the export of the

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WINE (Lat. vinum, Gr. oivos)

wine and agricultural produce of the Ogliastra . A little to the south of Tortoll was the station of

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SULCI

Sulci on the

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ROMAN

Roman coast road, known to us only from the itineraries .

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