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Palmaria (island)
Native name: Isola Palmaria | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Ligurian Sea |
| Total islands | 1 |
| Major islands | Palmaria, Bergeggi, Gallinara, Tino and Tinetto |
| Area | 1.6 km2 (0.62 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
Italy | |
| Region | Liguria |
| Province | La Spezia |
| Official name | Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto) |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | ii, iv, v |
| Designated | 1997 (21st session) |
| Reference no. | 826 |
| Region | Europe and North America |
Palmaria is an Italian island situated in the Ligurian Sea, at the westernmost end of the Gulf of La Spezia. With an area of 1.6 square kilometres (0.6 sq mi), it is the largest island of an archipelago of three closely spaced islands jutting from the mainland at Portovenere. The outer islands, Tino and the tiny Tinetto, lie further south.
In 1997, the archipelago was designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site that also includes Portovenere and the Cinque Terre.
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