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Archipelago

    Tyrrhenian SeaItaly

    40°45′N 14°01′E

    Phlegraean Islands

    Isole Flegree

    Part of Campanian Archipelago

    The Phlegraean Islands (Italian: Isole Flegree [ˈiːzole fleˈɡrɛːe]; Neapolitan: Isule Flegree) are an archipelago in the Gulf of Naples and the Campania region of southern Italy.

    w:Isolotto di San Martino (w:Monte di Procida) visto da w:Procida
    w:Isolotto di San Martino (w:Monte di Procida) visto da w:Procida

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    92 landforms

    Overview

    The Phlegraean Islands (Italian: Isole Flegree [ˈiːzole fleˈɡrɛːe]; Neapolitan: Isule Flegree) are an archipelago in the Gulf of Naples and the Campania region of southern Italy. The name is derived from the common affiliation to the geologic area of the Phlegraean Fields.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands1
    • Minor islands3
    • Islets4
    • Rocks & skerries84

    Major islands

    1
    • Ischia

      Ischia

      Area
      46.3 km²
      High point
      789 m

      Ischia ( ISK-ee-ə, Italian: [ˈiskja], Neapolitan: [ˈiʃkjə]) is a volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea. It lies at the northern end of the Gulf of Naples, about 30 kilometres (19 miles) from the city of Naples. It is the largest of the Phlegrean Islands.

    Minor islands

    3

    Islets

    4

    Rocks & skerries

    84
    • Scoglio di Ponente56 m · 0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Scoglio di Levante<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

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level200 m400 m600 m800 m789 mIschia112 mIsola di Vivara110 mNisida92 mProcida76 mIsolotto del Castello Aragonese56 mScoglio di Ponente6 mLa Nave
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.0000010.000010.00010.0010.010.1110100Ischia: 46.3 km²IschiaProcida: 3.9 km²ProcidaIsola di Vivara: 0.34 km²Isola di VivaraNisida: 0.31 km²NisidaIsolotto del Castello Aragonese: 0.07 km²Isolotto del Cast…Unnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandLa Nave: 0.1 haLa NaveScoglio di Ponente: 0.1 haScoglio di PonenteUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandScoglio di Levante: <0.1 haScoglio di LevanteUnnamed 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 islandScoglio dello Schiavone: <0.1 haScoglio dello Sch…Unnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandScoglio della Tartaruga: <0.1 haScoglio della Tar…Unnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandLorio: <0.1 haLorioUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandFaraglioni di Procida: <0.1 haFaraglioni di Pro…Unnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandScoglio Cannone: <0.1 haScoglio CannoneUnnamed 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
    Ischia46.3 km²
    Procida3.9 km²
    Isola di Vivara0.34 km²
    Nisida0.31 km²
    Isolotto del Castello Aragonese0.07 km²
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    La Nave0.1 ha
    Scoglio di Ponente0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Scoglio di Levante<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
    Scoglio dello Schiavone<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Scoglio della Tartaruga<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Lorio<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Faraglioni di Procida<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Scoglio Cannone<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
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    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
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    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Isola Ucraina<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
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    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
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    Isola Albanese<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
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    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs