Gorgona (Italy)

Gorgona
Native name:
Isola di Gorgona
View of Gorgona from Livorno at sunset
Gorgona is located in Tuscany
Gorgona
Gorgona
Gorgona is located in Italy
Gorgona
Gorgona
Geography
LocationLigurian Sea
Coordinates43°25′45″N 9°53′55″E / 43.42917°N 9.89861°E / 43.42917; 9.89861
ArchipelagoTuscan Archipelago
Area2.23 km2 (0.86 sq mi)
Length2.150 km (1.3359 mi)
Width1.650 km (1.0253 mi)
Coastline8 km (5 mi)
Highest elevation254 m (833 ft)[1]
Highest pointPunta Gorgona
Administration
Italy
RegionTuscany
ProvinceLivorno
ComuneLivorno
Demographics
Population79 prisoners, 47 policemen, a few Officials of the italian Ministry of Justice and some other residents heirs of the old settlers (2012)
Pop. density135/km2 (350/sq mi)
Tuscan Archipelago

Gorgona (Italian pronunciation: [ɡorˈɡoːna]) is the northernmost island in the Tuscan Archipelago, a group of islands off the west coast of Italy. Between Corsica and Livorno, this diminutive island has been valued most for its wildlife, especially marine birds, and its isolation. The latter quality resulted in the foundation of Gorgona Abbey in the Middle Ages. After its closure the monastery grounds and buildings were appropriated in 1869, at the foundation of an agricultural penal colony, which is currently in use.

  1. ^ "Isola Gorgona". EuroWEATHER. Retrieved 2008-07-21.