Description island MontecristoThe inhabited small island of Montecristo is part of (the island group) Tuscan Archipelago and is located in the country of Italy, Southern Europe. The distance to the mainland is about 60.5 km. The surface-area of the island is 10.4 km2 and is therefore 0.027 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the Tyrrhenian Sea and the total coastal length is about 20.9 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 4 km by 3.5 km (maximum width). The island has No maindirection-circular. The highest point is 645 meter and is named Monte della Fortezza. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 42.33 (42°19'56.3592), 10.31 (10°18'32.6304).The population is 2 and the population density is thus on 0.15 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). The island is located in the Center of the country Italy. It is located in the administrative unit Region Tuscany (local administrative level-name regione), in the Province Livorno (local administrative level-name Provincia ). Direct neighboring islands of Montecristo are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Pianosa Located 29.6 km SouthEast of the island. 2) Elba Located 40.5 km East of the island. 3) Del Giglio Located 44.1 km North of the island. 4) Corsica Located 60.3 km South of the island. 5) Giannutri Located 63.2 km North of the island. 6) Capraia Located 82.7 km EastSouthEast of the island. 7) Gorgona Located 123.1 km EastSouthEast of the island. 8) Isola Bisentina Located 132.2 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 9) Île Cavallo Located 135.1 km SouthWest of the island. 10) Isola Martana Located 135.4 km North of the island. 11) Caprera Located 137.2 km WestSouthWest of the island. 12) La maddalena Located 137.2 km WestSouthWest of the island. 13) Sardinia Located 143.8 km WestSouthWest of the island. 14) Tavolara Located 161.1 km WestSouthWest of the island. 15) Molara Located 166.6 km WestSouthWest of the island. 16) Isola Polvese Located 171 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 17) Isola Maggiore Located 171.2 km NorthEast of the island. 18) Isola Minore Located 172.2 km NorthEast of the island. 19) Isola del Tinetto Located 189.3 km East of the island. 20) Isola del Tino Located 189.5 km East of the island. 21) Palmaria Located 190.5 km East of the island. 22) Asinara Located 211.3 km SouthWest of the island. 23) Palmarola Located 259.7 km NorthWest of the island. 24) Di Ponza Located 268.1 km NorthWest of the island. 25) Gavi Located 270.4 km NorthNorthWest of the island. The source material on the island consists of rocky surface. The land use on the island of Montecristo consists of Sand - Rock 1.4 km2 (13%), nature 8.8 km2 (85%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Montecristo |
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