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Pianosa

Pianosa Island
Native name: Isola di Pianosa
Forte Teglia Pianosa (LI)2.jpg
Forte Teglia, Isola di Pianosa
Pianosa Island is located in Tuscany
Pianosa Island
Pianosa Island
Geography
Location Tyrrhenian Sea
Archipelago Tuscan Archipelago
Area 10.25 km2 (3.96 sq mi)
Length 5.8 km (3.6 mi)
Width 4.8 km (2.98 mi)
Coastline 22 km (13.7 mi)
Highest elevation 29 m (95 ft)
Administration
Italy
Region Tuscany
Province Livorno
Commune Campo nell'Elba
Demographics
Population 10 (2001)
Pop. density 1 /km2 (3 /sq mi)
Pianosa lighthouse
Faro di Pianosa (LI).jpg
Pianosa lighthouse
Pianosa is located in Tuscany
Pianosa
Tuscany
Location Pianosa Island
Tuscany
Italy
Coordinates 42°35′08.7″N 10°05′46.1″E / 42.585750°N 10.096139°E / 42.585750; 10.096139
Year first constructed 1864
Year first lit October 1, 1865
Construction brick tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower with lantern and gallery on two-story keeper’s house
Markings / pattern white building and tower
Height 19 metres (62 ft)
Focal height 42 metres (138 ft)
Light source mains power
Range main: 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi)
reserve: 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi)
Characteristic Fl (2) W 10s.
Fog signal no
Admiralty number E1448
NGA number 8968
ARLHS number ITA-212
Italy number 2088 E.F
Managing agent Marina Militare

Coordinates: 42°35′N 10°05′E / 42.583°N 10.083°E / 42.583; 10.083

The small island of Pianosa (Italian pronunciation: [pjaˈnoːza]), about 10.25 km2 (3.96 sq mi) in area, has a coastal perimeter of 26 km (16 mi) and forms part of Italy's Tuscan Archipelago in the Tyrrhenian Sea.

In Roman times the island was named Planasia (plain) because of its flatness - its highest point stands at 29 m (95 ft) above sea level. It is a triangular-shaped land mass 14 km (9 mi) south west of Elba, and is a frazione of the municipality of Campo nell'Elba. Pianosa is the fifth biggest island of the Tuscan Archipelago and the only one to be formed out of sedimentary rock of the Neogene and Quaternary; such fossils as echinoderms, mollusca and bryozoa of the Pliocene are frequently found.

The vegetation consists mainly of Mediterranean species as lentisco, fennel, juniperus, rosemary and pinus halepensis, which was introduced on the island in the 1900s.


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