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Zannone is an island in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the west coast of Italy, and is part of the Pontine Islands, administratively in the comune of Ponza. The entire island is about 1 square kilometre (0.4 square miles) in size and about 10 km (6 mi) from Ponza Island.[1]

Zannone

Zannone viewed from Circeo
Geography
Coordinates	40°58′14″N 13°03′18″E
Adjacent to	Tyrrhenian Sea
Total islands	1
Area	1 km2 (0.39 sq mi)
Administration
Italy
Demographics
Population	0

It is part of the Circeo National Park because of its beauty and several rare biomes. The island is uninhabited but supervised by the Forestry Service, which maintains a station and small educational exhibit on top of Monte Pellegrino, the highest point on the island. There are also ruins of a Benedictine convent dating to the 13th century. Built on top of this former convent are the remains of a Colonial style villa once the home of Marquis Casati Stampa and his wife Anna Fallarino, who hosted orgies on the island.[2] No special permit is required to visit the island, but Zannone has no tourist facilities and camping or overnight stays by the general public are prohibited,[1] though biologists, scientists and birdwatchers have been granted permission to camp overnight on the island.[2]

Zannone is accessible only by boat from Ponza.[2]

The island had been used as a private hunting reserve by Italian aristocracy. Hundreds of mouflon wild sheep were brought on to Zannone. The mouflons are now an invasive species, threatening native flora on the island through over-grazing.

Punta Varo Lighthouse

There is a lighthouse on the island called Punta Varo Lighthouse.

See also

• List of islands of Italy

References

External links

• Circeo National Park
• Images

На других языках

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[de] Zannone

Die Insel Zannone gehört zur Gruppe der Pontinischen Inseln im Golf von Gaeta im Tyrrhenischen Meer.

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- [en] Zannone

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[fr] Zannone

Zannone est la plus septentrionale des Îles Pontines. Avec sa superficie de 0,9 km2, elle est la troisième plus petite île de l'archipel (après Santo Stefano et Gavi). Cette île se situe au nord-est de la commune de Ponza dans la Mer Tyrrhénienne.

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[it] Isola Zannone

L'isola di Zannone è la più settentrionale delle Isole Ponziane, e per estensione (103 ettari) la terz'ultima dell'arcipelago (più piccole sono Santo Stefano e Gavi). Sorge a nord-est di Ponza, nel mar Tirreno. Amministrativamente fa parte del Comune di Ponza (LT), nel Lazio.

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