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    Palmaria

    Isola Palmaria

    44°03′N 9°51′E

    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.

    19025 Porto Venere, Province of La Spezia, Italy
    19025 Porto Venere, Province of La Spezia, Italy

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    Terrain

    44°03′N 9°51′E

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    Overview

    Palmaria is an Italian island situated in the Ligurian Sea, at the westernmost end of the Gulf of La Spezia. With an area of 1.6 square kilometres (0.6 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. In 1997, the archipelago was designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site that also includes Portovenere and the Cinque Terre.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Arcipelago Spezzino

    • Tino

      0.13 km²▲ 99 m

      Major islands

    Also in Faraglioni

    • Capri

      10.3 km²▲ 589 m

      Major islands

    • Tino

      0.13 km²▲ 99 m

      Minor islands

    Also in Campanian Archipelago

    • Ischia

      46.3 km²▲ 789 m

      Major islands

    • Capri

      10.3 km²▲ 589 m

      Major islands

    • Procida

      3.9 km²▲ 92 m

      Minor islands

    • Isola di Vivara

      0.34 km²▲ 112 m

      Minor islands

    • Nisida

      0.31 km²▲ 110 m

      Minor islands

    • Tino

      0.13 km²▲ 99 m

      Minor islands

    • Faraglioni

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      Minor islands

    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs