Palmarola

Palmarola is a craggy, mostly uninhabited island in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the west coast of Italy. It is the second-largest of the Pontine Islands and located about west from Ponza. In antiquity it was known as Palmaria.

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Islands.location: Tyrrhenian Sea
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Wikidata facts

Instance of: island
Part of: Pontine Islands
Country: Italy
Located in: Province of Latina
Population: 1
Area: 1.36
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Body of water: Tyrrhenian Sea
Image: Palmarola01.JPG
Width: 1.1
Length: 2.7

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located in/on physical feature: Pontine Islands
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Palmarola has an extremely rocky coast dotted with natural grottos, bays, cliffs, and crags. The island is primarily a nature reserve, but there are a handful of ports where boats can land and one restaurant that cater to tourists during the summer season. Palmarola has a few small beaches.

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