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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 km 2 (9,927 sq mi).
Gallinara Island (known as Isola Gallinara in italian, anciently Isola d'Albenga, [1] Ìsua Gainâa in ligurian) is a small, isolated private island that lies in the Ligurian Sea off the coast of Albenga in the Province of Savona, Liguria, northern Italy. It is known for its unique humped shape, resembling a turtle and its large population of ...
The five principal islands are all administered by the Metropolitan City of Naples: Capri and; the 4 Phlegraean Islands: Ischia & its companion islet, the Aragonese Castle; Nisida, Procida, and; Vivara. Nearby islets and skerries are usually included in the archipelago as well: Aragonese Castle; the Sirenuse (the Galli) & the nearby Vetara Skerry .
The island attracts more than a million tourists from both Italy (particularly from Lombardy, Piedmont, and Lazio), from the rest of Europe (especially from Germany and France), and, to a lesser degree, from the rest of the world. According to statistics, tourist arrivals in 2016 were 2.9 million people.
The Tuscan Archipelago is a chain of islands between the Ligurian Sea and Tyrrhenian Sea, west of Tuscany, 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 and Montecristo.
The two biggest islands of the Mediterranean: Sicily (right) and Sardinia (top left), which are both part of Italy. The following is a list of islands in the Mediterranean Sea. The basin is supposed to host more than 10,000 islands [1], with 2,217 islands larger than 0.01 km 2 [2].
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