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Tuscan Archipelago National Park

National Park

Tuscan Archipelago National Park is a large national park and marine park in the provinces of Grosseto and Livorno in western Tuscany, Italy, established in 1996 and expanded in 1997. It protects about 746.63 square kilometers in total, comprising roughly 56,776 hectares of sea and 17,887 hectares of island habitat, across seven main islands, Elba, Isola del Giglio, Capraia, Montecristo, Pianosa, Giannutri and Gorgona, plus smaller islets between the Ligurian and Tyrrhenian Seas. Its highest point, Mount Capanne on Elba, rises to 1,019 meters. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Designation Category
National Park 2
Established Year
1996 2
Area (sq km)
746.63 2
Governing Body
Ministero dell`Ambiente 1
Classification
Governance Type
Governance by Government 1
Realm
Terrestrial 1
Governing Body
Governing Body (category)
Ministero dell Ambiente (Italy) 1
Sources
1. Arcipelago Toscano National Park (Wikipedia)
  • lead section
    Arcipelago Toscano National Park is a large Tuscan Archipelago national park and marine park in the Provinces of Grosseto and Livorno, western Tuscany, Italy.
  • Infobox: established
    1996, expanded in 1997
  • Infobox: governing_body
    Ministero dell`Ambiente
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2. Arcipelago Toscano National Park (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox, area (converted to square kilometres where the infobox gives another unit)
  • Infobox: established
    1996, expanded in 1997
  • Lead
    Arcipelago Toscano National Park is a large Tuscan Archipelago national park and marine park in the Provinces of Grosseto and Livorno, western Tuscany, Italy.
  • Source text, designation-category: National Park
    Arcipelago Toscano National Park is a large Tuscan Archipelago national park and marine park in the Provinces of Grosseto and Livorno, western Tuscany, Italy.
  • Part Of: Italy, Lead paragraph
    marine park in the Provinces of Grosseto and Livorno, western Tuscany, Italy.
  • On Continent: Europe, Lead paragraph names Italy; continent follows from the atlas record for Italy
    marine park in the Provinces of Grosseto and Livorno, western Tuscany, Italy
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UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme: Tuscan Islands
UNESCO Man and the Biosphere ProgrammeIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
certain terrestrial and marine areas, and some islands, now form part of a protected national park
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