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The Maddalena Archipelago is a group of islands in the Strait of Bonifacio between Corsica (France) and Sardinia (Italy). The whole archipelago makes the territory of the La Maddalena comune in Sardinia.

Maddalena archipelago

Native name: Arcipelago di La Maddalena
Aerial view of the archipelago
Geography
Location	Strait of Bonifacio (Tyrrhenian Sea)
Administration
Italy
Region	Sardinia
Province	Sassari
Largest town	La Maddalena

Geography

The archipelago consists of seven main islands and numerous small islets. The largest one is the island of La Maddalena (Italian: Isola La Maddalena), with a homonymous town, which is the largest settlement in the archipelago. The other six islands, in order of size, are: Caprera, Spargi, Santo Stefano, Santa Maria, Budelli and Razzoli. Only Maddalena, Caprera, and Santo Stefano are inhabited; Budelli had a single caretaker until 2021.[1]

Lying adjacent to the tourist resort of the Costa Smeralda, Maddalena has the same clear waters and wind-blown granite coastlines but remains a haven for wildlife. It is a designated national park, the Parco Nazionale Arcipelago di La Maddalena. It is a popular tourist destination, especially among boaters. In 2006 it was placed on the tentative list for consideration as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

History

The islands have been inhabited since prehistoric times. They were known by the Romans as Cunicularia and were a busy shipping area during the 2nd and 1st centuries BC. The Maddalenas have a strategic value and were the object of a dispute between the maritime republics of Pisa and Genoa in the 13th century and subsequently was abandoned for a long period before being colonised again by Corsican shepherds and by Sardinian settlements in the 18th century. Napoleon Bonaparte, Admiral Nelson, and Giuseppe Garibaldi all have historical links with the area.

The main access into and out of the archipelago is via the frequent car ferries from Palau on Sardinia that run into La Maddalena. There are roads only on Maddalena and Caprera.

From 1973 until 2008 the Santo Stefano island was a home for the NATO naval base which housed US nuclear submarines.[2][3] Controversy arose in 2003 when the USS Hartford ran aground in the vicinity of the Bisce Island [it] while on maneuvers in the area.

See also

• List of islands of Italy
• Lavezzi archipelago

References

External links

• Parco Nazionale dell'Arcipelago di La Maddalena
• Italian Government Tourist Board

На других языках

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[de] La Maddalena

Der La-Maddalena-Archipel (Arcipelago di La Maddalena) ist eine italienische Inselgruppe im Tyrrhenischen Meer vor der Nordostküste Sardiniens. Er besteht aus etwa 62 Inseln, davon sieben größeren Inseln (La Maddalena, Caprera, Santo Stefano, Spargi, Budelli, Santa Maria und Razzoli) sowie zahlreichen kleinen Inseln, und gehört zur historischen Region Gallura.

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- [en] Maddalena archipelago

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[es] Archipiélago de la Magdalena

El archipiélago de la Magdalena (en italiano: Arcipelago della Maddalena) es un grupo de islas costeras de Italia localizadas frente a la costa nororiental de la isla de Cerdeña, en aguas del mar Tirreno, al sur del estrecho de Bonifacio, el estrecho entre la propia Cerdeña y la francesa isla de Córcega. El archipiélago se compone de siete islas principales y muchos islotes pequeños.

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[fr] Archipel de La Maddalena

L'archipel de La Maddalena est un groupe d'îles situé au nord-est de la Sardaigne, au large de la Costa Smeralda.

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[it] Arcipelago di La Maddalena

L'arcipelago di La Maddalena (o arcipelago della Maddalena) è un gruppo di isole a nord-est della Sardegna, al largo delle coste della Gallura. Tra le più importanti, La Maddalena[1][2], Caprera, Santo Stefano, Budelli, Santa Maria, Razzoli, Spargi, oltre ad altre più piccole come gli isolotti Roma, del Cardellino e di Cala Lunga: se ne contano 62, fra isole e isolotti, per un totale di 180 km di coste[3]. Le uniche isole abitate sono La Maddalena e Caprera.

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[ru] Ла-Маддалена (архипелаг)

Ла-Маддалена (итал. Arcipelago della Maddalena) — группа островов близ северо-восточного побережья Сардинии, принадлежащих Италии. Административно они образуют коммуну Ла-Маддалена в составе провинции Ольбия-Темпио региона Сардиния. Площадь островов составляет 51,34 км². Численность населения на островах равна 10 884 человек (31.12.2012).

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