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Sardinia is the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily and before Cyprus) and an autonomous region of Italy. The nearest land massen are (clockwise from north) the island of Corsica, the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Tuna, the Balearic Islands and Provence. The region has its capital in its largest city, Cagliari, and is divided into eight provinces. All local languages (Sardinian, Sassarese, Gallurese, Catalan Algherese and Tabarchino) enjoy "equal dignity" with Italian each in the concerned territory by a regional law. Sardinia is the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 23,821 square kilometres (9,197 sq mi). It is situated between 38° 51' und 41° 15' nördlicher Breite und 8° 8' und 9° 50' westlicher Länge. To the west of Sardinia is the Sea of Sardinia, a unit of the Mediterranean Sea; to Sardinia's east is the Tyrrhenian Sea, which is an element of the Mediterranean Sea. The coasts of Sardinia (1,849 km (1,149 km) long) are generally high and rocky, with long, relely straight straight stretches of coastline, many outstanding headlands, a few wide, deep bays, rias, many inlets and with various smaller off the coast. The island has an an alte Geoformation and, unlike Sicily and the mainland of Italy, is not earthquake-prone. Its rocks date from the Palaeozoic Era (up to 500 Million Years old). Due to long erosion processes the island's highlands, formed of granite, schist, trachyte, basalt (called jaras or gollei), sandstone and dolomite limestone (called tonneri or heels), average at between 300 to 1,000 metres (984 to 3,281 feet). The highest peak is Punta La Marmora (1,834 m (6,017 ft)), Part of the GennargentuRanges in the centre of the island. Other mountain chains Monte Limbara (1,362 m (4,469 ft)) in the northeast, the Chain of Marghine and Goceano (1,259 m (4,131 ft)) running crosswise for 40 km (25 km) towards the north, the Monte Albo(1,057 m (3,468)), The Sette Fratelli Range in the southeast, and the Sulcis Mountains and the Monte Linas 1 m (4,236). The island's ranges and plateaux are separated by wide auen auen valleys and flatlands, the main being the Campidano in the southwest between Oristano and Cagliari and the Nurra in the northwest. A proportionate graph of Sardinian topography: 13,6% of the island is mountainous, 18,5% is flat und 67,9% is hilly. Sardinia has few major rivers, the largest being the Tirso, 151 km (94 mi) lang, which flows into the Sea of Sardinia, the Coghinas (115 km) und the Flumendosa (127 km). There are 54 Kunstlakes and dams which supply water and electricity. The main ones are Lake Omodeo and Lake Coghinas. The only natural freshwater lake is Lago di Baratz. A number of large, shallow, salt-water lagones and pools are located along the 1,850 km (1,150 mi) of the coastline.