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    Faraglioni

    Faraglioni di Capri

    Part of Campanian Archipelago

    In Italian, faraglioni are stacks, coastal and oceanic rock formations eroded by waves.

    Sea stacks of Scopello (Trapani, Sicily, Italy)
    Sea stacks of Scopello (Trapani, Sicily, Italy)

    Einaz80 / CC BY-SA 4.0

    Chart

    28 landforms

    Overview

    In Italian, faraglioni are stacks, coastal and oceanic rock formations eroded by waves. The word may be derived from the Greek pháros or Latin pharus ("lighthouse") and is cognate with the Spanish farallón. They are found at the coasts of several regions of Italy:

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands2
    • Minor islands1
    • Islets4
    • Rocks & skerries21

    Major islands

    2
    • Capri

      Capri

      Area
      10.3 km²
      High point
      589 m

      Capri is an island located in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the Sorrento Peninsula, on the south side of the Gulf of Naples in the Campania region of Italy. A resort destination since the time of the Roman Republic, it is known for its natural beauty, historic sites, and tourism industry. It has 13,451 inhabitants.

    • Palmaria

      Palmaria

      Area
      1.6 km²
      High point
      191 m

      Palmaria is an Italian island situated in the Ligurian Sea, at the westernmost end of the Gulf of La Spezia. 6 sq mi), it is the largest island of an archipelago of three closely spaced islands jutting from the mainland at Portovenere. The outer islands, Tino and the tiny Tinetto, lie further south.

    Minor islands

    1

    • Tino

      Area
      0.13 km²
      High point
      99 m

    Islets

    4

    Rocks & skerries

    21
    • Scoglio del Monacone5 m · 0.5 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Faraglione di Matermania<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level200 m400 m600 m589 mCapri191 mPalmaria99 mTino19 mFaraglione di Fuori19 mFaraglione di Mezzo14 mTinetto5 mScoglio del Monacone
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.000010.00010.0010.010.1110100Capri: 10.3 km²CapriPalmaria: 1.6 km²PalmariaTino: 0.13 km²TinoFaraglione di Fuori: 0.8 haFaraglione di Fuo…Tinetto: 0.5 haTinettoScoglio del Monacone: 0.5 haScoglio del Monac…Faraglione di Mezzo: 0.4 haFaraglione di Mez…Isola della Scuola: 0.1 haIsola della ScuolaUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandFaraglione di Matermania: <0.1 haFaraglione di Mat…Unnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Capri10.3 km²
    Palmaria1.6 km²
    Tino0.13 km²
    Faraglione di Fuori0.8 ha
    Tinetto0.5 ha
    Scoglio del Monacone0.5 ha
    Faraglione di Mezzo0.4 ha
    Isola della Scuola0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Faraglione di Matermania<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
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    Groups within

    1

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs