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Chain of islands between the Ligurian Sea and Tyrrhenian Sea

Tuscan Archipelago Native name: Arcipelago toscano Elba, the biggest island of the Tuscan Archipelago Map of the Tuscan Archipelago Geography Location between Ligurian Sea and Tyrrhenian Sea Archipelago Tuscan Archipelago Total islands 7 Major islands Elba Pianosa Capraia Montecristo Giglio Gorgona Giannutri Area 295 km2 (114 sq mi) Highest elevation 1,018 m (3340 ft) Highest point Monte Capanne Administration Italy Region Tuscany Province Livorno, Grosseto Largest settlement Portoferraio (pop. 12,007) Demographics Population 34,389 Pop. density 108/km2 (280/sq mi)

The **Tuscan Archipelago** (or **Etruscan Islands**) is a chain of islands between the [Ligurian Sea](/source/Ligurian_Sea) and [Tyrrhenian Sea](/source/Tyrrhenian_Sea), west of [Tuscany](/source/Tuscany), [Italy](/source/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](/source/Elba) and [Montecristo](/source/Montecristo).

Legends says the archipelago originates from a necklace that [Venus](/source/Venus_(goddess)), 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.[1]

## Geography

The Tuscan Archipelago lies between [Corsica](/source/Corsica) and the [Tuscan](/source/Tuscany) coast and contains seven major islands ([Capraia](/source/Capraia), [Elba](/source/Elba), [Giannutri](/source/Giannutri), [Giglio](/source/Isola_del_Giglio), [Gorgona](/source/Gorgona_(Italy)), [Montecristo](/source/Montecristo) and [Pianosa](/source/Pianosa)); all are protected as part of the [Arcipelago Toscano National Park](/source/Arcipelago_Toscano_National_Park). The Archipelago extends 166 kilometres (103 mi) from the northernmost island (Gorgona) to the southernmost (Giannutri) and 56 kilometres (35 mi) from the westernmost (Capraia) to the Tuscan coast.

**Main Islands** (from north to south):

Island Area in km2 Population 1 January 2016[2] Distance from mainland Italy Gorgona 2.23 220 18.6 nautical miles (34.4 km; 21.4 mi) Capraia 19.30 415 28.2 nautical miles (52.2 km; 32.5 mi) Elba 223.5 32,290 5.0 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) Pianosa 10.25 10 26.5 nautical miles (49.1 km; 30.5 mi) Giglio 21.21 1,442 7.75 nautical miles (14.35 km; 8.92 mi) Montecristo 10.39 2 34.0 nautical miles (63.0 km; 39.1 mi) Giannutri 2.60 10 6.3 nautical miles (11.7 km; 7.2 mi) Other 3.34 0 Total: 292.82 34,389

There are several islets in the archipelago including:

- Cerboli (Piombino Channel)

- [Formiche di Grosseto](/source/Formiche_di_Grosseto) (Grosseto)

- Isola della Cappa (Giglio)

- Isola Corbella (Elba)

- Isola di Ortano (Elba)

- Isola della Peraiola (Capraia)

- Isola dei Topi (Piombino Channel)

- Isole Gemini (Elba)

- Isolotto della Scarpa (Pianosa)

- Isolotto della Scola (Pianosa)

- [Palmaiola](/source/Palmaiola) (Piombino Channel)

- Scoglietto di Portoferraio (Elba)

and [skerries](/source/Skerry) as:

- Faraglione del Giglio

- Formiche di Capraia (Capraia)

- Formiche della Zanca (Elba)

- Isola dei Liscoli (Elba)

- Le Scole (Giglio)

- [Meloria Shoal](/source/Meloria) (Livorno)

- [Scoglio d'Africa](/source/Scoglio_d'Africa) (Corsica Channel)

- Scoglio Forano (Pianosa)

- Scoglio del Gatto (Capraia)

- Scoglio della Manza (Capraia)

- Scoglio dell’Ogliera (Elba)

- Scoglio del Remaiolo (Elba)

- Scoglio della Triglia (Elba)

- [Vada Shoal](/source/Vada_Shoal_Lighthouse) (Vada)

Others islets and skerries that are not part of the archipelago:

- Argentarola (Monte Argentario)

- Isolotto di Porto Ercole

- Isolotto dello Sparviero

- Scoglio della Focacciola

## Geology

Capraia has a volcanic origin

The Tuscan Archipelago represents a region of correlation between the [Sardinia](/source/Sardinia)-[Corsica](/source/Corsica) block and the [Italian Peninsula](/source/Italian_Peninsula); it is formed by seven islands and several islets and skerries which have different geological provenance as [magmatic](/source/Magmatic_rock), [sedimentary](/source/Sedimentary_rock) and [metamorphic rocks](/source/Metamorphic_rock). The origin of the archipelago dates to the [Triassic period](/source/Triassic) according to the type of the rocks.

In the [Quaternary](/source/Quaternary) the archipelago was related to the sea level fluctuations due to the [glacial](/source/Glacial_period) and [interglacial](/source/Interglacial) periods; in the [last glaciation](/source/W%C3%BCrm_glaciation) the [sea level](/source/Sea_level) fell 100 metres (330 feet), and Elba became a [peninsula](/source/Peninsula) joined to the continent and to Pianosa. The [Würm glaciation](/source/W%C3%BCrm_glaciation) was followed by a warming phase, and the sea rose slowly to reach its current level.[3]

## Biodiversity

See also: [Arcipelago Toscano National Park](/source/Arcipelago_Toscano_National_Park)

### Fauna

[Audouin's gull](/source/Audouin's_gull)

The archipelago is distinguished by some [endemic taxa](/source/Endemism) which are protected in order to avoid the loss of the [biodiversity](/source/Biodiversity) of [fauna](/source/Fauna) and [flora](/source/Flora). The most important are *[Oxychilus](/source/Oxychilus) pilula* of Capraia; and *Oxychilus gorgonianus* of Gorgona; *[Coenonympha corinna](/source/Coenonympha_corinna)*, *[Podarcis muralis](/source/Podarcis_muralis) colosi* and *[Vipera aspis francisciredi](/source/Vipera_aspis_francisciredi)* of Elba; and *[Vipera aspis montecristi](/source/Vipera_aspis_hugyi)* of Montecristo. 31 species of mammals, several introduced, are known from the Tuscan archipelago, with the greatest diversity on Elba, with 24 species.[4] The introduction of the [wild boar](/source/Sus_scrofa) to Elba several years ago has caused problems regarding the conservation of some plant species.

All the islands of the Tuscan Archipelago are a place where the [migrant birds](/source/Bird_migration) take a stop along their seasonal movement from north to south and vice versa; the favourite places are Gorgona, Palmaiola, Cerboli and Montecristo. The *[Falco peregrinus brookei](/source/Falco_peregrinus_brookei)* nests on Elba and Capraia, the [shearwater](/source/Shearwater) and the rare [Audouin's gull](/source/Audouin's_gull) are common on all the islands.[5] The archipelago has been recognised as an [Important Bird Area](/source/Important_Bird_Area) (IBA) by [BirdLife International](/source/BirdLife_International) because it supports breeding populations of [European nightjars](/source/European_nightjar), [Scopoli's shearwaters](/source/Scopoli's_shearwater), [European shags](/source/European_shag), [Audouin's gulls](/source/Audouin's_gull), [Peregrine falcons](/source/Peregrine_falcon), [Moltoni's warblers](/source/Moltoni's_warbler), [Marmora's warblers](/source/Marmora's_warbler), [Dartford warblers](/source/Dartford_warbler) and [black-eared wheatears](/source/Black-eared_wheatear).[6]

The rich productivity of the coastal waters provides habitats for various marine life, even dolphins and whales, including [fin](/source/Fin_whale) and [sperm whales](/source/Sperm_whale).[7][8][9][10][11]

### Flora

[Mediterranean buckthorn](/source/Rhamnus_alaternus)

The archipelago is characterized by a Mediterranean climate with high [insolation](/source/Insolation) all year round. The archipelago's flora differs from island to island; the smaller have a vegetation similar each other of *[macchia mediterranea](/source/Maquis_shrubland)* and [garrigue](/source/Garrigue) formed by [evergreen](/source/Evergreen) plants. Elba has a complex [orography](/source/Orography) including the mountain [Mount Capanne](/source/Mount_Capanne) which favoured the preservation of the [chestnut](/source/Chestnut), the [holm oak](/source/Quercus_ilex) and the [black alder](/source/Alnus_glutinosa) mostly on the northern side.

The main plant formations are those of [shrubs](/source/Shrub) of [Erica](/source/Erica_(plant)), [strawberry tree](/source/Arbutus_unedo), [Genisteae](/source/Broom_plant), [mastic](/source/Pistacia_lentiscus), [Mediterranean buckthorn](/source/Rhamnus_alaternus), [myrtus](/source/Myrtus) and [Phoenician juniper](/source/Juniperus_phoenicea); On Elba and Capraia the [cork oak](/source/Quercus_suber) is present, while the [Aleppo pine](/source/Pinus_halepensis) and the [maritime pine](/source/Pinus_pinaster) are widely spread on Elba and Gorgona.[12]

The endemic species of the archipelago are *[Centaurea aetalieae](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Centaurea_aetalieae&action=edit&redlink=1)* (eastern Elba), *[Centaurea gymnocarpa](/source/Centaurea_gymnocarpa)* (Capraia), *[Centaurea ilvensis](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Centaurea_ilvensis&action=edit&redlink=1)* (western Elba), *[Crocus ilvensis](/source/Crocus_ilvensis)* (western Elba), *[Limonium doriae](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Limonium_doriae&action=edit&redlink=1)* (Formica Grande), *[Limonium gorgonae](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Limonium_gorgonae&action=edit&redlink=1)* (Gorgona), *[Limonium ilvae](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Limonium_ilvae&action=edit&redlink=1)* (Elba), *[Limonium planesiae](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Limonium_planesiae&action=edit&redlink=1)* (Pianosa), *[Limonium sommerierianum](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Limonium_sommerierianum&action=edit&redlink=1)* (Giglio, Giannutri and Montecristo), *[Linaria capraria](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Linaria_capraria&action=edit&redlink=1)* (all main islands except for Giannutri), *[Romulea insularis](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Romulea_insularis&action=edit&redlink=1)* (Capraia) and *[Silene capraria](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Silene_capraria&action=edit&redlink=1)* (Capraia). Endemic taxa of lower rank are *[Biscutella pichiana](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Biscutella_pichiana&action=edit&redlink=1)* subsp. *ilvensis* (Elba), *[Festuca gamisansii](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Festuca_gamisansii&action=edit&redlink=1)* subsp. *aethaliae* (Elba), *[Mentha requienii](/source/Mentha_requienii)* subsp. *bistaminata* (Montecristo and Capraia) and *[Viola corsica](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Viola_corsica&action=edit&redlink=1)* subsp. *ilvensis* (Elba).[13]

## Islands

### Elba

[Elba](/source/Elba) is a [Mediterranean](/source/Mediterranean_Sea) island in [Tuscany](/source/Tuscany), [Italy](/source/Italy), 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the coastal town of [Piombino](/source/Piombino). The largest island of the Tuscan Archipelago, Elba is also part of the [Arcipelago Toscano National Park](/source/Arcipelago_Toscano_National_Park) and the third largest [island in Italy](/source/List_of_islands_of_Italy), after [Sicily](/source/Sicily) and [Sardinia](/source/Sardinia). It is located in the [Tyrrhenian Sea](/source/Tyrrhenian_Sea), about 50 kilometres (30 mi) east of the [French](/source/France) island of [Corsica](/source/Corsica).

### Giglio

[Isola del Giglio](/source/Isola_del_Giglio) is an Italian [island](/source/List_of_islands_of_Italy) and [comune](/source/Comune) situated in the [Tyrrhenian Sea](/source/Tyrrhenian_Sea), off the coast of [Tuscany](/source/Tuscany), and is part of the [Province of Grosseto](/source/Province_of_Grosseto). The island is one of seven that form the Tuscan Archipelago, lying within the [Arcipelago Toscano National Park](/source/Arcipelago_Toscano_National_Park). *Giglio* means "lily" in Italian, and though the name would appear consistent with the insignia of [Medici Florence](/source/Republic_of_Florence#The_Medicis'_Florence), it derives from *Aegilium*, "Goat Island", a [Latin](/source/Latin) transliteration of the [Greek](/source/Greek_language) word for "little goat" ([Ancient greek](/source/Ancient_greek): *Aigýllion*, *Αιγύλλιον*).

### Capraia

[Capraia](/source/Capraia) is an Italian [island](/source/Island), is the north-westernmost of the seven islands of the Tuscan Archipelago, and the third largest after [Elba](/source/Elba) and [Giglio](/source/Isola_del_Giglio); it is also a *comune* (municipality) belonging to the [Province of Livorno](/source/Province_of_Livorno). The island has a population of about 400.

### Montecristo

[Montecristo](/source/Montecristo) is an island in the [Tyrrhenian Sea](/source/Tyrrhenian_Sea) and part of the Tuscan Archipelago. Administratively it belongs to the [municipality](/source/Comune) of [Portoferraio](/source/Portoferraio) in the [province of Livorno](/source/Province_of_Livorno), [Italy](/source/Italy). The island has an area of 10.39 km2 (4.01 sq mi) and is approximately 4.3 km (2.7 mi) wide at its widest point; the coasts are steep, and extend for 16 km (9.9 mi). The island is a state [nature reserve](/source/Nature_reserve) and forms part of the [Tuscan Archipelago National Park](/source/Tuscan_Archipelago_National_Park).

### Pianosa

The small island of [Pianosa](/source/Pianosa), about 10.25 km2 (3.96 sq mi) in area, has a coastal perimeter of 26 km (16 mi), forms part of [Italy](/source/Italy)'s Tuscan Archipelago in the [Tyrrhenian Sea](/source/Tyrrhenian_Sea).

### Gorgona

[Gorgona](/source/Gorgona%2C_Italy) is the northernmost island in the Tuscan Archipelago. Between [Corsica](/source/Corsica) and [Livorno](/source/Livorno), this diminutive island has been valued most for its [wildlife](/source/Wildlife), especially marine birds, and its isolation. The latter quality resulted in the foundation of [Gorgona Abbey](/source/Gorgona_Abbey) in the [Middle Ages](/source/Middle_Ages). After its closure, the monastery grounds and buildings were appropriated in 1869, at the foundation of an [agricultural penal colony](/source/Gorgona_Agricultural_Penal_Colony), which is currently in use.

### Giannutri

[Giannutri](/source/Giannutri) is a small [island](/source/Island) in the [Tyrrhenian Sea](/source/Tyrrhenian_Sea) off the coast of [Tuscany](/source/Tuscany), [Italy](/source/Italy); it is the southernmost island of the Tuscan Archipelago and it is a *[frazione](/source/Frazione)* of the *[comune](/source/Comune)* of [Isola del Giglio](/source/Isola_del_Giglio) in the [Province of Grosseto](/source/Province_of_Grosseto).

## Islets

### Formiche di Grosseto

The [Formiche di Grosseto](/source/Formiche_di_Grosseto) ("Ants of Grosseto") is a group of [islets](/source/Islet) which emerge sharply in the Tuscan Archipelago. They are located in open sea among the coast of the [Natural Park of Maremma](/source/Natural_Park_of_Maremma) and [Pianosa](/source/Pianosa), approximately 13 nautical miles (24 km) from [Porto Santo Stefano](/source/Porto_Santo_Stefano) on [Monte Argentario](/source/Monte_Argentario) and 9.4 miles (15.1 km) from [Marina di Grosseto](/source/Marina_di_Grosseto); they are part of the *[comune](/source/Comune)* of [Grosseto](/source/Grosseto) and are placed in a [nature reserve](/source/Nature_reserve) which makes part of a [special protection area](/source/Special_protection_area).

### Palmaiola

[Palmaiola](/source/Palmaiola) is an islet placed in the middle of Piombino Channel, at 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from Elba and 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from [Piombino](/source/Piombino); it is part of the [comune](/source/Comune) of [Rio Marina](/source/Rio_Marina).

## Skerries

### Meloria

[Meloria](/source/Meloria) is a rocky [skerry](/source/Skerry), surrounded by a [shoal](/source/Shoal), off the [Tuscan coast](/source/Tuscan_coast), in the [Ligurian Sea](/source/Ligurian_Sea),[14] 3.5 miles (5.6 kilometres) north-west of [Livorno](/source/Livorno).

### Scoglietto di Portoferraio

Scoglietto di Portoferraio is a rocky skerry without vegetation placed in front of [Portoferraio](/source/Portoferraio). It is a [marine protected area](/source/Marine_protected_area) since 1971, and from January 2014 it is a [Site of Community Importance](/source/Site_of_Community_Importance). The skerry is 150 metres (490 ft) long and 124 metres (407 ft) wide and it is placed at 1.36 kilometres (0.85 mi) from *Punta Capo Bianco* and 1.14 kilometres (0.71 mi) from *Punta Falconaia*. On the islet is an active [lighthouse](/source/Scoglietto_Lighthouse).

### Scoglio d'Africa

[Scoglio d'Africa](/source/Scoglio_d'Africa)[15] (or Scoglio d'Affrica), also named Formica di Monte Cristo ("Monte Cristo's Ant"), is a solitary small [skerry](/source/Skerry) belonging to the Tuscan Archipelago located in open sea between [Tyrrhenian Sea](/source/Tyrrhenian_Sea) and [Corsica Channel](/source/Corsica_Channel). It is located 18.5 kilometres (11.5 miles) west of the Island of [Montecristo](/source/Montecristo), 23.5 kilometres (14.6 miles) south of [Pianosa Island](/source/Pianosa) and 43.1 kilometres (26.8 miles) east of [Corsica](/source/Corsica). Administratively it belongs to the [municipality](/source/Comune) of [Campo nell'Elba](/source/Campo_nell'Elba). It is also part of the [Tuscan Archipelago National Park](/source/Tuscan_Archipelago_National_Park).

## Gallery

		- L'Enfola, [Elba](/source/Elba) island

		- Scaglieri beach, Elba island

		- Fetovaia beach, Elba island

		- [Napoleon](/source/Napoleon)'s house in [Portoferraio](/source/Portoferraio)

		- Cala Giovanna, [Pianosa](/source/Pianosa) island

		- Capraia main village, [Capraia](/source/Capraia) island

		- [Montecristo](/source/Montecristo) Island

		- Cannelle beach, [Giglio](/source/Isola_del_Giglio) island

		- [Giannutri](/source/Giannutri) coast

		- Cala Spalmatoio, Giannutri island

		- The village of [Gorgona](/source/Gorgona%2C_Italy) seen from the harbour

		- Palazzo della Specola, [Pianosa](/source/Pianosa) island

## See also

- [List of islands of Italy](/source/List_of_islands_of_Italy)

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Fauna](http://www.islepark.gov.it/conoscere-il-parco/nascita-arcipelago-toscano/fauna) Parco Nazionale Arcipelago Toscano

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-Flora_12-0)** [Flora](http://www.islepark.gov.it/conoscere-il-parco/nascita-arcipelago-toscano/flora) Parco Nazionale Arcipelago Toscano

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** [Mar Ligure](http://www.marina.difesa.it/storiacultura/fari/Pagine/MarLigure.aspx) Marina Militare

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** [Scoglio d'Africa](http://www.marina.difesa.it/storiacultura/fari/Pagine/2096.aspx) Marina Militare

## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Tuscan Archipelago](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tuscan_Archipelago).

- [Official **Tuscan Archipelago National Park** website](http://www.islepark.it/index.php?lang=en) (in English)

[42°45′N 10°18′E / 42.750°N 10.300°E / 42.750; 10.300](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Tuscan_Archipelago&params=42_45_N_10_18_E_region:IT_type:isle)

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