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Tuscan Archipelago
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Geography
Location between Ligurian Sea and Tyrrhenian Sea
Archipelago Tuscan Archipelago
Administration
Italy
Demographics
Population 31 875

The Tuscan Archipelago is a chain of islands between the Ligurian Sea and Tyrrhenian Sea, west of Tuscany, Italy.

The archipelago contains the islands of Elba (the largest island of the group), Pianosa, Capraia, Montecristo, Giglio, Gorgona and Giannutri, all of which are protected as part of the Tuscan Archipelago National Park.

Island km² Population
Elba 224 30 000
Pianosa 10 0
Capraia 19 366
Montecristo 13 0
Giglio 24 1553
Gorgona 2 220
Giannutri 3 102
Total: 295km² 31 875

Images for kids

  • Capraia, giro periplo 87 cala rossa 08

    Capraia has a volcanic origin

  • Ichthyaetus audouinii

    Audouin's gull

  • Rhamnus alaternus fruits 2

    Mediterranean buckthorn

  • Elba Enfola

    L'Enfola, Elba island

  • Elba-004

    Scaglieri beach, Elba island

  • Fetovaia01

    Fetovaia beach, Elba island

  • Casa di Napoleone

    Napoleon's house in Portoferraio.

  • Cala Giovanna Pianosa(LI)2

    Cala Giovanna, Pianosa island

  • Capraia Capra

    Capraia main village, Capraia island

  • Montecristo1

    Montecristo Island

  • Spiaggia delle cannelle

    Cannelle beach, Giglio island

  • Giannutri runway

    Giannutri coast

  • Cala Spalmatoio

    Cala Spalmatoio, Giannutri island

  • Isola Gorgona 2

    The village of Gorgona seen from the harbour

  • Palazzo della Specola Pianosa (LI)

    Palazzo della Specola, Pianosa island

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Archipiélago Toscano para niños

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