Arcipelago Toscano National Park

Arcipelago Toscano National Park is a large Tuscan Archipelago national park and marine park in the Provinces of Grosseto and Livorno, western Tuscany, Italy.

Parco Nazionale Arcipelago Toscano
IUCN category II (national park)
Montecristo Island, Tuscan Archipelago
Location	Tuscan Archipelago
Nearest city	Portoferraio
Coordinates	42°45′N 10°18′E[1]
Area	746.63 km2 (288.28 sq mi)
Established	1996, expanded in 1997
Governing body	Ministero dell`Ambiente
www.islepark.it

Geography

The Tuscan archipelago (chain of islands) is located between the Ligurian Sea (north) and Tyrrhenian Sea (south), in the Mediterranean Sea.

The Italian national park protects 56,776 hectares (140,300 acres) of sea and 17,887 hectares (44,200 acres) of island (land) habitats.^[3]

The Arcipelago Toscano National Park includes the seven main islands (isola) of the Tuscan Archipelago:

• Elba
• Isola del Giglio
• Capraia
• Montecristo
• Pianosa
• Giannutri
• Gorgona
• and some of the minor islands and rock outcrops.

The highest point in the park is Mount Capanne (Italian: Monte Capanne), at 1,019 metres (3,343 ft) in elevation, on the island of Elba.

See also

• List of national parks of Italy

Notes

1. "Parco Nazionale Arcipelago Toscano" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
2. "Parco Nazionale Arcipelago Toscano" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
3. "Protected Area". Parco nazionale dell'Arcipelago Toscano. Retrieved 15 January 2012.

References

• Yearbook of the Italian Parks 2005; edited by Comunicazione in association with Federparchi and the Italian State Tourism Board; ISBN 88-7585-011-9.

External links

• Official Parco Nazionale Arcipelago Toscano website—(in English)