# Spargi > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Spargi > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Spargi.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spargi > Source revision: 1229242737 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Island in Italy Spargi Spargi Geography Location Strait of Bonifacio (Tyrrhenian Sea) Coordinates 41°14′36″N 9°20′51″E / 41.24333°N 9.34750°E / 41.24333; 9.34750 Archipelago Maddalena Area 4.20 km2 (1.62 sq mi) Coastline 11 km (6.8 mi) Highest elevation 153 m (502 ft) Highest point Monte Guardia Preposti Administration Italy Region Sardinia Province Sassari Comune La Maddelena Demographics Population Uninhabited Additional information Time zone CET • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC) **Spargi** is an island of Italy. It is situated in the [Maddalena archipelago](/source/Maddalena_archipelago), in the [Strait of Bonifacio](/source/Strait_of_Bonifacio) between [Corsica](/source/Corsica) and [Sardinia](/source/Sardinia). It is the third largest island in the archipelago, and is uninhabited. It is within the [Arcipelago di La Maddalena National Park](/source/Arcipelago_di_La_Maddalena_National_Park). The landscape is rugged [granite](/source/Granite), with some [porphyry](/source/Porphyry_(geology)). The island is more-or-less circular. The only source of fresh water is rainfall. The coast is marked by coves and sandy beaches. The hinterland is almost impenetrable. Plant life includes *[Cistus](/source/Cistus)*, [strawberry tree](/source/Arbutus_unedo), [juniper](/source/Juniper) and [mastic](/source/Pistacia_lentiscus). During the 19th century, Natale Berretta, an alleged bandit, hid on the island and managed to elude searchers. When his name was cleared, he brought his family over and settled down.[1][2][3] The Spargi wreck is a Roman ship 35 m (115 ft) dating from c. 120 BC, discovered in 1939. It was a cargo vessel, carrying [amphorae](/source/Amphorae) of wine. Finds from it are conserved in the [Nino Lamboglia Museum](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nino_Lamboglia_Museum&action=edit&redlink=1) in [La Maddelena](/source/La_Maddelena).[1][2] Spargi was garrisoned during both World Wars. Some of the fortifications still remain.[1][2] The ownership of Spargi was the subject of a lightly-contested court case in 2011. The parties agreed that it was worth €127,000.[4] The nearby islet of **Spargiotto** to the west is a breeding site for birds such as [shag](/source/European_shag), [Audouin's gull](/source/Audouin's_gull) and [storm petrel](/source/Northern_storm_petrel).[1] Secca di Spargi ('Spargi shoal'; also called Secca Washington) is a recommended and marked-out area for diving. It consists of large blocks of granite together with boulders and landslips, and includes [tafoni](/source/Tafoni) and depressions. It ranges in depth from 6 m (20 ft) to 25 m (82 ft). Fish include [grouper](/source/Grouper), [meagre](/source/Argyrosomus_regius), [sea bream](/source/Sea_bream) and [barracuda](/source/Barracuda). The sunlit areas support seaweed; the shady areas are populated by the sponge *[Aplysina cavernicola](/source/Aplysina_cavernicola)* (genus *[Aplysina](/source/Aplysina)*) and red [gorgonians](/source/Gorgonian).[5] ## Gallery These are some views of Spargi: ## See also - [List of islands of Italy](/source/List_of_islands_of_Italy) ## References Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Spargi](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Spargi). 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-sardegnaturismo_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-sardegnaturismo_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-sardegnaturismo_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-sardegnaturismo_1-3) ["Spargi"](https://www.sardegnaturismo.it/en/explore/spargi). *sardegnaturismo.it*. Retrieved 18 June 2018. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-sardegnacultura_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-sardegnacultura_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-sardegnacultura_2-2) ["La Maddalena, Museo archeologico navale Nino Lamboglia"](http://www.sardegnacultura.it/j/v/253?s=22529&v=2&c=2487&c1=2130&t=1). *sardegnacultura.it* (in Italian). Retrieved 18 June 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["La geografia dell'arcipelago"](http://www.lamaddalena.it/geografia.htm). *[La Maddelena](/source/La_Maddelena)* (in Italian). Retrieved 18 June 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Pinna, Nicola (20 April 2011). ["Venduta per 127 mila eurol'isola di Spargi ora è privata"](http://www.lastampa.it/2011/04/20/italia/venduta-per-mila-eurol-isola-di-spargi-ora-e-privata-diiWBgjpzeMNTSkeUCcUiK/pagina.html). *[La Stampa](/source/La_Stampa)* (in Italian). Retrieved 18 June 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Secca di Spargi (Washington)"](http://www.parks.it/parco.nazionale.arcip.maddalena/Eiti_dettaglio.php?id_iti=2102). *[Arcipelago di La Maddalena National Park](/source/Arcipelago_di_La_Maddalena_National_Park)*. Retrieved 18 June 2018. v t e Maddalena archipelago Main islands Budelli Caprera La Maddalena Santa Maria Santo Stefano Spargi Razzoli Minor islands Barrettini Bisce Chiesa Corcelli Giardinelli Le Camere Li Nibani Mortorio Pecora Piana Porco Presa Soffi Spargiotto Islets and skerries Abbatoggia Barrettinelli Barrettinelli di Fuori Cala Lunga Capicciolu Cardellino Carpa Cau Cappuccini Italiani Monaci Paduleddi Poveri Roma Scaviccio Spargiottello Stramanari Authority control databases GND This Sardinia location article is a stub. 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