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A lazaretto (/ ˌ l æ z ə ˈ r ɛ t oʊ / LAZ-ə-RET-oh), sometimes lazaret or lazarette (/ ˌ l æ z ə ˈ r ɛ t / LAZ-ə-RET), is a quarantine station for maritime travelers. Lazarets can be ships permanently at anchor, isolated islands, or mainland buildings.
The lazarette or lazaret (sometimes lazaretto) of a boat is an area near or aft of the cockpit. The word is similar to and probably derived from lazaretto . A lazarette is usually a storage locker used for gear or equipment a sailor or boatswain would use around the decks on a sailing vessel.
Lazaretto is the second studio album by Jack White. It was released on June 10, 2014, through White's own label Third Man Records in association with XL Recordings and Columbia Records . [ 3 ] The "Ultra" LP features hidden songs, secret grooves and holograms that materialize when the record is being played.
The Lazzaretto Vecchio ("Old Lazaret"), formerly known as Santa Maria di Nazareth ("Holy Mary of Nazareth"), is an island of the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy, located near the Lido of Venice.
This lazaretto had five areas and five residential buildings for passengers who had to go through quarantine. From each side of the area where the houses for people were, there were the towers for the guards and the apartment for the Ottoman envoy who acted as a judge for Ottoman subjects who were visiting Dubrovnik.
"Lazaretto" is the first single from Jack White's second solo album of the same name. The live version of the song was recorded, pressed and released on the same day (19 April 2014). [ 1 ] On the B-side was a cover of Elvis Presley 's song "Power of My Love".
In 1906 the federal government passed the Leprosy Act and it was enacted on January 31, 1907. [10] The federal government took over responsibility of the lazaretto on D’Arcy Island from the province of British Columbia [11] and hired a guardian and interpreter and established weekly supplies of fresh meat, fish, fruit, and vegetables for the lazaretto.
The island is separated from the land by a channel called "Mandracchio". [1]It originally had only one link to the mainland. It is now connected to the mainland by three bridges.