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A strange circle of vegetation is seen on one of three islands created fifty years ago when the industrial district of Marghera dug a deep canal in the lagoon to allow the passage of large cargo ships and dumped the material here to create ground for a new housing project. The Venetians were against it and shut the project down. The islands are an important bird and plants habitat.

A strange circle of vegetation is seen on one of three islands created fifty years ago when the industrial district of Marghera dug a deep canal in the lagoon to allow the passage of large cargo ships and dumped the material here to create ground for a new housing project. The Venetians were against it and shut the project down. The islands are an important bird and plants habitat.