Gallinara
Sign in to saveGallinara Island (known as Isola Gallinara in italian, anciently ''Isola d'Albenga, 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.
Key facts
- Island.name
- Isola Gallinara
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- Isola_Gallinara-P1010720.JPG
- Island.map
- Italy
- Island.location
- Ligurian Sea
- Island.area_km2
- .11
- Island.elevation_m
- 87
- Island.country
- Italy
- Island.country_admin_divisions_title
- Region
- Island.country_admin_divisions
- Liguria
- Island.country_admin_divisions_title_1
- Province
- Island.country_admin_divisions_1
- Savona
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- Communes
- Island.country_admin_divisions_2
- Albenga
- Island.population
- 0
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Gallinara Island (known as Isola Gallinara in italian, anciently ''Isola d'Albenga, 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.
==Etymology== The name comes from “gallina” (Italian for hens) as a population of moorhens used to populate the island.