Gallinara

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.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Gallinara is referenced by 42 other articles, and connects out to World War II, Sicily and Sardinia.

The entry is geolocated on the map, across 2 mapped points.

It is catalogued under topics including Islands of Liguria, Ligurian Sea and Natura 2000 in Italy.

Its subject is documented across 13 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Island.name: Isola Gallinara
Island.image_name: 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
Island.country_admin_divisions_title_2: Communes
Island.country_admin_divisions_2: Albenga
Island.population: 0

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: island
Country: Italy
Located in: Province of Savona
Area: 0.11
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Body of water: Ligurian Sea
Image: Isola Gallinara-regione Monti.jpg
Width: 0.45
Length: 0.47

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Commons category: Gallinara (island)
native label: Isola Gallinara
described by source: Pauly–Wissowa

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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.

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