Gallinara

Isola Gallinara
Isola Gallinara is located in Italy
Isola Gallinara
Isola Gallinara
Geography
LocationLigurian Sea
Coordinates44°01′32″N 8°13′34″E / 44.025528°N 8.226222°E / 44.025528; 8.226222
Area.11 km2 (0.042 sq mi)
Highest elevation87 m (285 ft)
Administration
Italy
RegionLiguria
ProvinceSavona
CommunesAlbenga
Demographics
Population0

Gallinara Island (known as Isola Gallinara in italian, anciently Isola d'Albenga,[1] Ìsua Gainâa in ligurian) is a small, isolated private island that lies in the Ligurian Sea off the coast of Albenga in the Province of Savona, Liguria, northern Italy. It is known for its unique humped shape, resembling a turtle and its large population of Herring Gulls.[2]

  1. ^ Plan du Campemant des Gallispans dans la Plaine d'Albengue (in French), 1700
  2. ^ "Riserva Naturale Regionale dell'Isola Gallinara". www.parks.it. Retrieved 4 August 2024.