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The Mediterranean Sea basin is supposed to host more than 10,000 islands [1], with 2,217 islands larger than 0.01 km 2 [2]. The two main island countries in the region are Malta and Cyprus , while other countries with islands in the Mediterranean Sea include Albania , Algeria , Croatia , Egypt , France , Greece , Israel , Italy , Lebanon ...
The island has an area of 10.39 km 2 (4.01 sq mi) and is approximately 4.3 km (2.7 mi) wide at its widest point; the coasts are steep, and extend for 16 km (9.9 mi). The island is a state nature reserve and forms part of the Tuscan Archipelago National Park.
Cavallo is the only inhabited island of the Lavezzi archipelago, 2.3 km from the Corsican coast, [2] close to the Strait of Bonifacio. It is about 13 km from Sardinia. The island is French territory, though it belonged to Italy in the past. [3] Cavallo Island is about 120 hectares in area and its highest point is 32 metres above sea level. [4]
Flat Islands, Bovista Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador Flat Islands* Florida Keys; Hermite Islands; Ildefonso Islands; Karl Oom Islands; Magdalen Islands (Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine) Marcopeet Islands; Mingan Archipelago; Outer Lands (New England-New York islands) Payne Islands; Plover Islands; Puerto Rico. Mona Islands; Punuk Islands; Saint Peter ...
This is a list of islands of France, including both metropolitan France and French overseas islands. [1] ... Corsica: Mediterranean: 302,000 (January 2008) 4:
Elba is the largest remaining stretch of land from the ancient tract that once connected the Italian peninsula to Corsica. [citation needed] The northern coast faces the Ligurian Sea, the eastern coast the Piombino Channel, the southern coast the Tyrrhenian Sea, and the Corsica Channel divides the western tip of the island from neighbouring Corsica.
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
Gorgona (Italian pronunciation: [ɡorˈɡoːna]) is the northernmost island in the Tuscan Archipelago, a group of islands off the west coast of Italy. Between Corsica and Livorno , this diminutive island has been valued most for its wildlife , especially marine birds, and its isolation.