Arcipelago Toscano National Park

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 / ﻿42.750°N 10.300°E﻿ / 42.750; 10.300[1]Coordinates: 42°45′N 10°18′E﻿ / ﻿42.750°N 10.300°E﻿ / 42.750; 10.300[1]
Area| 746.63 km2 (288.28 sq mi)
Established| 1996, expanded in 1997
Governing body| Ministero dell`Ambiente
www.islepark.it

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[edit]

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.[2]

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.

## Costa Concordia mess[edit]

Costa Concordia on its side in Tuscany

In January 2012, captain Francesco Schettino crashed the Costa Concordia ship into some rocks in the park. The ship was stuck until about 2013.[3]

## See also[edit]

* List of national parks of Italy

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ Google (15 January 2012). "Parco Nazionale Arcipelago Toscano" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
2. ^ "Protected Area". Parco nazionale dell'Arcipelago Toscano. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
3. ^ "Costa Concordia Capsizes near Med's Biggest Marine Park". 19 January 2012.

## References[edit]

* 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[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Arcipelago Toscano National Park.

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

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