Sant'Andrea (Venetian Lagoon)

Sant'Andrea is a small island in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy.

Sant'Andrea

View of the Island of Sant'Andrea from the Porto di San Nicolò at the Lido of Venice
Sant'Andrea
Geography
Coordinates	45.434602°N 12.381146°E / 45.434602; 12.381146
Adjacent to	Venetian Lagoon
Administration
Italy
Region	Veneto
Province	Province of Venice

It houses the Forte di Sant'Andrea [it], a large fortress built in the 16th century to defend Venice. Sant'Andrea constitutes a prolongation of the island of Vignole, from which it is separated by a narrow channel, towards the Porto di Lido-San Nicolò [it] on the Lido, between Venice's Island and the island of Sant'Erasmo.