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Gorgona (Italy)

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Gorgona is the northernmost island in the Tuscan Archipelago, a group of islands off the west coast of Italy. [1]

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  1. 73 relations: Anchovy, Ancient Greek, Ansonica, Arbutus unedo, Arcipelago Toscano National Park, Calicotome spinosa, Capraia, Carthusians, Catherine of Siena, Cistus, Comune, Corsica, Corsican finch, Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy, Dominican Order, Elba, Erica arborea, Erica scoparia, Florence, Frescobaldi, Gorgona Abbey, Gorgona Agricultural Penal Colony, Helichrysum italicum, Island, Italy, Julia of Corsica, Juniperus phoenicea, Kingdom of Italy, Lavandula stoechas, Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor, Ligurian Sea, Linaria, List of grand dukes of Tuscany, List of islands of Italy, Livorno, Maquis shrubland, Middle Ages, Monk, Muslims, Myrtus communis, Natural History (Pliny), Phillyrea, Pianosa, Pinus halepensis, Pinus pinaster, Pisa, Pisa Charterhouse, Pistacia lentiscus, Pomponius Mela, ... Expand index (23 more) »

  2. Arcipelago Toscano National Park
  3. Islands of Tuscany

Anchovy

An anchovy is a small, common forage fish of the family Engraulidae.

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Ancient Greek

Ancient Greek (Ἑλληνῐκή) includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC.

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Ansonica

Ansonica or Inzolia is a white Italian wine grape planted primarily in western Sicily where it can be used to produce Marsala wine.

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Arbutus unedo

Arbutus unedo, commonly known as strawberry tree, or chorleywood in the United Kingdom, is an evergreen shrub or small tree in the family Ericaceae, native to the Mediterranean Basin and Western Europe.

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Arcipelago Toscano National Park

Arcipelago Toscano National Park is a large Tuscan Archipelago national park and marine park in the Provinces of Grosseto and Livorno, western Tuscany, Italy. Gorgona (Italy) and Arcipelago Toscano National Park are islands of Tuscany.

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Calicotome spinosa

Calicotome spinosa, the thorny broom or spiny broom, is a very spiny, densely branched shrub of the family Fabaceae which can reach up to three metres in height.

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Capraia

Capraia is an Italian island, the northwesternmost of the seven islands of the Tuscan Archipelago, and the third largest after Elba and Giglio. Gorgona (Italy) and Capraia are Arcipelago Toscano National Park and islands of Tuscany.

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Carthusians

The Carthusians, also known as the Order of Carthusians (Ordo Cartusiensis), are a Latin enclosed religious order of the Catholic Church.

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Catherine of Siena

Caterina di Jacopo di Benincasa (25 March 1347 – 29 April 1380), known as Catherine of Siena (Caterina da Siena), was an Italian mystic and pious laywoman who engaged in papal and Italian politics through extensive letter-writing and advocacy.

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Cistus

Cistus (from the Greek kistos) is a genus of flowering plants in the rockrose family Cistaceae, containing about 20 species (Ellul et al. 2002).

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Comune

A comune (comuni) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality.

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Corsica

Corsica (Corse; Còrsega) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France.

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Corsican finch

The Corsican finch (Carduelis corsicana), also known as the Corsican citril finch or Mediterranean citril finch, is a bird in the true finch family, Fringillidae.

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Dante Alighieri

Dante Alighieri (– September 14, 1321), most likely baptized Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri and widely known and often referred to in English mononymously as Dante, was an Italian poet, writer, and philosopher.

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Divine Comedy

The Divine Comedy (Divina Commedia) is an Italian narrative poem by Dante Alighieri, begun 1308 and completed around 1321, shortly before the author's death.

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Dominican Order

The Order of Preachers (Ordo Prædicatorum; abbreviated OP), commonly known as the Dominican Order, is a Catholic mendicant order of pontifical right that was founded in France by a Castilian-French priest named Dominic de Guzmán.

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Elba

Elba (isola d'Elba,; Ilva) is a Mediterranean island in Tuscany, Italy, from the coastal town of Piombino on the Italian mainland, and the largest island of the Tuscan Archipelago. Gorgona (Italy) and Elba are Arcipelago Toscano National Park, islands of Tuscany and prison islands.

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Erica arborea

Erica arborea, the tree heath or tree heather, is a species of flowering plant (angiosperms) in the heather family Ericaceae, native to the Mediterranean Basin and Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania in East Africa.

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Erica scoparia

Erica scoparia, the green heather or Common Besom Heath, is a shrubby European species of heath in the flowering plant family Ericaceae.

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Florence

Florence (Firenze) is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany.

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Frescobaldi

The Frescobaldi are a prominent Florentine noble family that have been involved in the political, social, and economic history of Tuscany since the Middle Ages.

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Gorgona Abbey

Gorgona Abbey, later Gorgona Charterhouse (Certosa di Gorgona), was a monastery on the small island of Gorgona in the Mediterranean between Corsica and the coast of Tuscany.

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Gorgona Agricultural Penal Colony

The Gorgona Agricultural Penal Colony is an Italian prison farm located on the island of Gorgona in the Tuscan Archipelago. Gorgona (Italy) and Gorgona Agricultural Penal Colony are Arcipelago Toscano National Park.

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Helichrysum italicum

Helichrysum italicum is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.

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Island

An island or isle is a piece of subcontinental land completely surrounded by water.

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Italy

Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe.

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Julia of Corsica

Julia of Corsica (Giulia da Corsica; Julie; Ghjulia; Iulia), also known as Julia of Carthage, and more rarely Julia of Nonza, was a virgin and martyr who is venerated as a saint. The date of her death is most probably on or after AD 439. She and Devota are the patron saints of Corsica in the Catholic Church.

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Juniperus phoenicea

Juniperus phoenicea, the Phoenicean juniper or Arâr, is a juniper found throughout the Mediterranean region.

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Kingdom of Italy

The Kingdom of Italy (Regno d'Italia) was a state that existed from 17 March 1861, when Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia was proclaimed King of Italy, until 10 June 1946, when the monarchy was abolished, following civil discontent that led to an institutional referendum on 2 June 1946.

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Lavandula stoechas

Lavandula stoechas, the Spanish lavender or topped lavender (U.S.) or French lavender (U.K.), is a species of lavender native to the Mediterranean Basin.

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Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor

Leopold II (Peter Leopold Josef Anton Joachim Pius Gotthard; 5 May 1747 – 1 March 1792) was the 44th Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia, and Archduke of Austria from 1790 to 1792, and Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1765 to 1790.

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Ligurian Sea

The Ligurian Sea (Mar Ligure; Mer Ligurienne; Mâ Ligure; Mari Liguru) is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea.

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Linaria

Linaria is a genus of almost 200 species of flowering plants, one of several related groups commonly called toadflax.

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List of grand dukes of Tuscany

The title of Grand Duke of Tuscany was created on August 27, 1569 by a papal bull of Pope Pius V to Cosimo I de' Medici, member of the illustrious House of Medici.

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List of islands of Italy

This is a list of islands of Italy.

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Livorno

Livorno is a port city on the Ligurian Sea on the western coast of the Tuscany region, Italy.

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Maquis shrubland

Low maquis in Corsica High ''macchia'' in Sardinia i or i (often macchia mediterranea in Italian; machja,; makija) is a shrubland biome in the Mediterranean region, typically consisting of densely growing evergreen shrubs.

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Middle Ages

In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.

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Monk

A monk (from μοναχός, monachos, "single, solitary" via Latin monachus) is a man who is a member of a religious order and lives in a monastery.

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Muslims

Muslims (God) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition.

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Myrtus communis

Myrtus communis, the common myrtle or true myrtle, is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae.

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Natural History (Pliny)

The Natural History (Naturalis Historia) is a Latin work by Pliny the Elder.

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Phillyrea

Phillyrea is a genus of two species of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae, native to the Mediterranean region, and naturalized in the Canary Islands and Madeira.

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Pianosa

Pianosa is an island in the Tuscan Archipelago in the Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy. Gorgona (Italy) and Pianosa are Arcipelago Toscano National Park, islands of Tuscany and prison islands.

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Pinus halepensis

Pinus halepensis, commonly known as the Aleppo pine, also known as the Jerusalem pine, is a pine native to the Mediterranean region.

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Pinus pinaster

Pinus pinaster, the maritime pine or cluster pine, is a pine native to the south Atlantic Europe region and parts of the western Mediterranean.

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Pisa

Pisa is a city and comune in Tuscany, central Italy, straddling the Arno just before it empties into the Ligurian Sea.

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Pisa Charterhouse

Pisa Charterhouse, also Calci Charterhouse or Val Graziosa Charterhouse (Certosa della Val Graziosa di Calci), is a former Carthusian monastery, now the home of the Pisa Museum of Natural History.

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Pistacia lentiscus

Pistacia lentiscus (also lentisk or mastic) is a dioecious evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus Pistacia native to the Mediterranean Basin.

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Pomponius Mela

Pomponius Mela, who wrote around AD 43, was the earliest known Roman geographer.

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Pope Gregory XI

Pope Gregory XI (Gregorius XI, born Pierre Roger de Beaufort; c. 1329 – 27 March 1378) was head of the Catholic Church from 30 December 1370 to his death, in March 1378.

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Portoferraio

Portoferraio is a town and comune in the province of Livorno, on the edge of the eponymous harbour of the island of Elba.

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Province of Livorno

The province of Livorno (provincia di Livorno) or, traditionally, province of Leghorn, is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy.

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Provinces of Italy

The provinces of Italy (province d'Italia) are the second-level administrative divisions of the Italian Republic, on an intermediate level between a municipality (comune) and a region (regione).

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Punta Cala Scirocco Lighthouse

Punta Cala Scirocco Lighthouse (Faro di Punta Cala Scirocco) is an active lighthouse located on the southernmost extremity of Gorgona, one of the islands of the Tuscan Archipelago, from Livorno.

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Punta Paratella Lighthouse

Punta Paratella Lighthouse (Faro di Punta Paratella) is an active lighthouse located on the northernmost extremity of Gorgona, one of the islands of the Tuscan Archipelago, from Livorno.

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Quercus ilex

Quercus ilex, the evergreen oak, holly oak or holm oak is a large evergreen oak native to the Mediterranean region.

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Regions of Italy

The regions of Italy (regioni d'Italia) are the first-level administrative divisions of the Italian Republic, constituting its second NUTS administrative level.

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Relic

In religion, a relic is an object or article of religious significance from the past.

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Republic of Pisa

The Republic of Pisa (Repubblica di Pisa) was an independent state existing from the 11th to the 15th century and centered on the Tuscan city of Pisa.

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Rhamnus (plant)

Rhamnus is a genus of about 140 accepted species of shrubs or small trees, commonly known as buckthorns, in the family Rhamnaceae.

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Rosemary

Salvia rosmarinus, commonly known as rosemary, is a shrub with fragrant, evergreen, needle-like leaves and white, pink, purple, or blue flowers.

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Rule of Saint Benedict

The Rule of Saint Benedict (Regula Sancti Benedicti) is a book of precepts written in Latin by St. Benedict of Nursia (c. AD 480–550) for monks living communally under the authority of an abbot.

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Rutilius Claudius Namatianus

Rutilius Claudius Namatianus (fl. 5th century) was a Roman Imperial poet, best known for his Latin poem, De reditu suo, in elegiac metre, describing a coastal voyage from Rome to Gaul in 417.

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Saracen

German woodcut depicting Saracens Saracen was a term used both in Greek and Latin writings between the 5th and 15th centuries to refer to the people who lived in and near what was designated by the Romans as Arabia Petraea and Arabia Deserta.

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Satan

Satan, also known as the Devil, is an entity in Abrahamic religions that seduces humans into sin or falsehood.

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Spartium

Spartium junceum, known as Spanish broom, rush broom, or weaver's broom, it is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and the sole species in the genus Spartium.

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Stone pine

The stone pine, botanical name Pinus pinea, also known as the Italian stone pine, Mediterranean stone pine, umbrella pine and parasol pine, is a tree from the pine family (Pinaceae).

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Tuscan Archipelago

The Tuscan Archipelago is a chain of islands between the Ligurian Sea and Tyrrhenian Sea, west of Tuscany, Italy. Gorgona (Italy) and Tuscan Archipelago are Arcipelago Toscano National Park and islands of Tuscany.

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Tuscany

Italian: toscano | citizenship_it.

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Tyrrhenian Sea

The Tyrrhenian Sea (Mar Tirreno or)Mer Tyrrhénienne Tyrrhēnum mare, Mare Tirrenu, Mari Tirrenu, Mari Tirrenu, Mare Tirreno is part of the Mediterranean Sea off the western coast of Italy.

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Vermentino

Vermentino is a light-skinned wine grape variety, primarily found in Italian wine.

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Wildlife

Wildlife refers to undomesticated animal species, but has come to include all organisms that grow or live wild in an area without being introduced by humans.

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See also

Arcipelago Toscano National Park

Islands of Tuscany

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorgona_(Italy)

Also known as Gorgona Cala Paratella Lighthouse, Gorgona Cala Scirocco Lighthouse, Gorgona, Italy.

, Pope Gregory XI, Portoferraio, Province of Livorno, Provinces of Italy, Punta Cala Scirocco Lighthouse, Punta Paratella Lighthouse, Quercus ilex, Regions of Italy, Relic, Republic of Pisa, Rhamnus (plant), Rosemary, Rule of Saint Benedict, Rutilius Claudius Namatianus, Saracen, Satan, Spartium, Stone pine, Tuscan Archipelago, Tuscany, Tyrrhenian Sea, Vermentino, Wildlife.