This is a list of islands of Italy. There are nearly 450 islands in Italy, including islands in the Mediterranean Sea (including the marginal seas: Adriatic Sea, Ionian Sea, Libyan Sea, Ligurian Sea, Sea of Sardinia, Tyrrhenian Sea, and inland islands in lakes and rivers. The largest island is Sicily with an area of 25,711 km2 (9,927 sq mi). The outlying islands of Italy make up an official region of Insular Italy with an area of 49,801 km2 (19,228 sq mi).[1][2]
Italy has a coastline and border of 7,600 km (4,700 mi) on the Mediterranean Sea. The following sections list the islands by coastal region, major island, lagoon, or archipelago.[3]
Islands off the coast of Calabria include:
Islands in the Campanian Archipelago include:
The Cheradi Islands include:
There are nearly 120 islands in the Marano Grado Lagoon of the Adriatic Sea, including:
Islands in the Gulf of La Spezia include:
The Italian islands in the Ligurian Sea include:
Islands in the Marano Lagoon include:
Islands in the Pedagne Peninsula include:
Islands in the Pontine Islands archipelago (Tyrrhenian Sea) include:
Islands in the Porto Cesareo lagoon (40°15′11″N 17°54′05″E / 40.252919°N 17.901506°E) include:
Sardinia is the second largest island (24,089 km2 (9,301 sq mi)[2]) (40°00′00″N 9°00′00″E / 40.0000°N 9.0000°E) and includes the following outlying islands:
The island of Sicily (37°30′N 14°00′E / 37.5°N 14°E) includes the following outlying islands:
Islands in the Tremiti Islands are in the Adriatic Sea and include:
Islands in the Tuscan Archipelago include:
Islands in the Venetian Lagoon of the Adriatic Sea include:
Islands in inland lakes and rivers include: