Tuscan Archipelago

Tuscan Archipelago

Native name: Arcipelago toscano
Elba, the biggest island of the Tuscan archipelago
Map of the Tuscan Archipelago
Geography
Location	between Ligurian Sea and Tyrrhenian Sea
Archipelago	Tuscan Archipelago
Total islands	7
Major islands	Elba Pianosa Capraia Montecristo Giglio Gorgona Giannutri
Area	295 km2 (114 sq mi)
Highest elevation	1,018 m (3340 ft)
Highest point	Monte Capanne
Administration
Italy
Region	Tuscany
Province	Livorno, Grosseto
Largest settlement	Portoferraio (pop. 12,007)
Demographics
Population	34,389
Pop. density	108/km2 (280/sq mi)

The Tuscan Archipelago is a chain of islands between the Ligurian Sea and Tyrrhenian Sea, west of Tuscany, Italy.

The islands' proximity to several major cities has made them a favourite tourist location. History and literature have ensured that most people are familiar with the islands of Elba and Montecristo.

Legends says the archipelago originates from a necklace that Venus, the Roman goddess of beauty and sensuality, lost while emerging from the Tyrrhenian sea. In this myth, the seven islands are the seven pearls the goddess was unable to retrieve.^[1]