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    Tuscan Archipelago

    Arcipelago Toscano

    The Tuscan Archipelago (or Etruscan Islands) is a chain of islands between the Ligurian Sea and Tyrrhenian Sea, west of Tuscany, Italy.

    Aerial image of Capraia (view from the southwest)
    Aerial image of Capraia (view from the southwest)

    Carsten Steger / CC BY-SA 4.0

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    342 landforms

    Overview

    The Tuscan Archipelago (or Etruscan Islands) is a chain of islands between the Ligurian Sea and Tyrrhenian Sea, west of Tuscany, Italy. The islands' proximity to several major cities has made them a favourite tourist location. History and literature have ensured that most people are familiar with the islands of Elba and Montecristo. Legends says the archipelago originates from a necklace that Venus, the Roman goddess of beauty and sensuality, lost while emerging from the Tyrrhenian sea. In this myth, the seven islands are the seven pearls the goddess was unable to retrieve.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands5
    • Minor islands3
    • Islets27
    • Rocks & skerries307

    Major islands

    5
    • Elba

      Elba

      Area
      223 km²
      High point
      1,019 m

      2 mi) from the coastal town of Piombino on the Italian mainland, and the largest island of the Tuscan Archipelago. It is also part of the Arcipelago Toscano National Park, and the third largest island in Italy, after Sicily and Sardinia.

    • Capraia

      Capraia

      Area
      19.3 km²
      High point
      440 m

      Capraia is an Italian island, the northwesternmost of the seven islands of the Tuscan Archipelago, and the third largest after Elba and Giglio.

    • Montecristo

      Montecristo

      Area
      10.5 km²
      High point
      645 m

      Montecristo, also Monte Cristo (, Italian: [ˌmonteˈkristo]) and formerly Oglasa (Ancient Greek: Ὠγλάσσα, romanized: Ōglássa), is an island in the Tyrrhenian Sea and part of the Tuscan Archipelago. Administratively it belongs to the municipality of Portoferraio in the province of Livorno, Italy. 9 mi).

    • Pianosa

      Pianosa

      Area
      10.3 km²
      High point
      37 m

      Pianosa (Italian pronunciation: [pjaˈnoːza]) is an island in the Tuscan Archipelago in the Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy. It is about 10.25 km2 (3.96 sq mi) in area, with a coastal perimeter of 26 km (16 mi).

    • Giannutri

      Giannutri

      Area
      2.4 km²
      High point
      89 m

      Giannutri (Italian pronunciation: [dʒanˈnuːtri]) is a small island in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the coast of Tuscany, Italy; it is the southernmost island of the Tuscan Archipelago and it is a frazione of the comune of Isola del Giglio in the Province of Grosseto.

    Minor islands

    3

    Rocks & skerries

    307

    On the chart above, at its closest zooms.

    Listing 8 of 342; the rest are on the chart.

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level500 m1,000 m1,500 m1,019 mElba645 mMontecristo496 mIsola del Giglio440 mCapraia251 mGorgona89 mGiannutri37 mPianosa
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    1101001,000Elba: 223 km²ElbaIsola del Giglio: 21.5 km²Isola del GiglioCapraia: 19.3 km²CapraiaMontecristo: 10.5 km²MontecristoPianosa: 10.3 km²PianosaGiannutri: 2.4 km²GiannutriGorgona: 2.2 km²Gorgona
    km², log scale. 1 without a known area.
    Elba223 km²
    Isola del Giglio21.5 km²
    Capraia19.3 km²
    Montecristo10.5 km²
    Pianosa10.3 km²
    Giannutri2.4 km²
    Gorgona2.2 km²

    Groups within

    4

    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs