Key facts
- Location
- Ligurian Sea
- Archipelago
- Tuscan Archipelago
- Area
- 2.23 km (0.86 sq mi)
- Length
- 2.150 km (1.3359 mi)
- Width
- 1.650 km (1.0253 mi)
- Coastline
- 8 km (5 mi)
- Highest elevation
- 254 m (833 ft)
- Highest point
- Punta Gorgona
- Region
- Tuscany
- Province
- Livorno
- Comune
- Livorno
- Population
- 79 prisoners, 47 policemen, a few Officials of the italian Ministry of Justice and some other residents heirs of the old settlers (2012)
- Pop density
- 135/km (350/sq mi)
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 300
- Area
- 2.23
- Elevation
- 254
- Image
- Gorgona, abitato 03.jpg
- Width
- 1.65
- Length
- 2.15
- Perimeter
- 8
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- Isola di Gorgona
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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.
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