Arcipelago Toscano National Park

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Location Tuscan Archipelago Established 1996, expanded in 1997 Province Province of Livorno		Nearest city Portoferraio Area 746.6 km² Phone +39 0565 919411

Governing body Ministero dell`Ambiente Address Località Enfola, 16, 57037 Portoferraio LI, Italy Management Ente Parco Nazionale Arcipelago Toscano Similar Elba Airport, Camping La Foce, Camping Laconella, Fetovaia, Ville Degli Ulivi

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

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.

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

Elba

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.

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