Tuscan Archipelago
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The Tuscan Archipelago is a chain of islands between the Ligurian Sea and Tyrrhenian Sea, west of Tuscany, Italy.
Elba, the biggest island of the Tuscan archipelago
Capraia has a volcanic origin
Audouin's gull
Mediterranean buckthorn
Elba
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Elba is a Mediterranean island in Tuscany, Italy, 10 km (6.2 mi) from the coastal town of Piombino on the Italian mainland, and the largest island of the Tuscan Archipelago. It is also part of the Arcipelago Toscano National Park, and the third largest island in Italy, after Sicily and Sardinia. It is located in the Tyrrhenian Sea about 50 km (30 mi) east of the French island of Corsica.
Mount Capanne
Napoleon on Elba
Napoleon Bonaparte leaving Elba on 26 February 1815