Montecristo
Montecristo, also Monte Cristo (, ) and formerly Oglasa (), is an island in the Tyrrhenian Sea and part of the Tuscan Archipelago. Administratively it belongs to the municipality of Portoferraio in the province of Livorno, Italy. The island has an area of , is approximately wide at its widest point, and is long; the coasts are steep, and extend for . The island is a state nature reserve and forms part of the Tuscan Archipelago National Park.
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Montecristo
- Islands.image_name
- Montecristo_islet.jpg
- Islands.image_size
- 250px
- Islands.map
- Italy Tuscany
- Islands.location
- Tyrrhenian Sea
- Islands.archipelago
- Tuscan Archipelago
- Islands.area_km2
- 10.39
- Islands.length_km
- 4.1
- Islands.width_km
- 3.4
- Islands.coastline_km
- 17
- Islands.highest_mount
- Mount Fortezza
- Islands.elevation_m
- 645
- Islands.country
Article
8 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography and climate
- Wildlife
- Island of Montecristo nature reserve
- Landmarks
- See also
- References
- External links
Montecristo, also Monte Cristo (, ) and formerly Oglasa (), is an island in the Tyrrhenian Sea and part of the Tuscan Archipelago. Administratively it belongs to the municipality of Portoferraio in the province of Livorno, Italy. The island has an area of , is approximately wide at its widest point, and is long; the coasts are steep, and extend for . The island is a state nature reserve and forms part of the Tuscan Archipelago National Park.
Much of the island's fame is derived from the fact that it provides the title of 1844 novel The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas, and is one of the novel's settings.
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3 mapped locations