UNDER the green, glassy waves of the Mediterranean, a small island is in its birth throes. Rumour has it a diver has been sent down to plant an Italian flag on Ferdinandea to establish its ownership.
Iain Stewart begins his compelling Journey to the Centre of the Earth with the 1831 diplomatic row sparked by the appearance of this islet off the coast of Italy. The event gives him a compelling reason to use the geology of the Mediterranean as the perfect example of the Earth’s volatility.
Ferdinandea – its Sicilian name, the British called it Graham’s Island – is…
