Gorgona

Gorgona is the northernmost in the , a group of islands off the west coast of . Between and , this diminutive island has been valued most for its wildlife, especially marine birds, and its isolation.
Photo: Sailko, CC BY 3.0.
Photo: Nuada, Public domain.
  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in the Tuscan Archipelago
  • Also known as: Isola Gorgona

Places of Interest

Highlights include San Gorgonio and Torre Vecchia.

Church
Photo: Sailko, CC BY 3.0.
is a church.

Tower
Photo: Sailko, CC BY 3.0.
is a tower.

Gorgona

Latitude
43.42883° or 43° 25′ 44″ north
Longitude
9.89907° or 9° 53′ 57″ east
Population
147
Elevation
255 metres (837 feet)
Open location code
8FMFCVHX+GJ
Geo­Names ID
3175991
Wiki­data ID
Q19347
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Gorgona” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: Գորգոնա
  • Basque: Gorgona (uhartea)
  • Basque: Gorgona
  • Belarusian: Востраў Гаргона
  • Belarusian: Гаргона
  • Breton: Gorgona
  • Catalan: Gorgona
  • Cebuano: Isola di Gorgona
  • Chinese: 戈爾戈納島
  • Corsican: Gorgona
  • Croatian: Gorgona
  • Danish: Gorgona
  • Dutch: Gorgona
  • Egyptian Arabic: جورجونا
  • Esperanto: Gorgona
  • French: Gorgona
  • French: Ile de Gorgone
  • French: île de Gorgone
  • French: Île de Gorgone
  • Galician: Gorgona, Italia
  • Galician: Gorgona
  • German: Gorgona
  • Greek: Γοργόνα
  • Hungarian: Gorgona
  • Italian: Gorgona
  • Italian: Isola di Gorgona
  • Japanese: ゴルゴーナ島
  • Korean: 고르고나섬
  • Latin: Gorgon
  • Latin: Marmorica
  • Latin: Urgo
  • Latin: Urgonis
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Gorgona
  • Occitan (post 1500): Gorgona
  • Piemontese: Ìsola ëd Gorgona
  • Polish: Gorgona
  • Portuguese: Ilha de Gorgona
  • Portuguese: Ilha de Górgona
  • Russian: Горгона
  • Spanish: Gorgona
  • Spanish: isla de Gorgona
  • Swedish: Gorgona, Italien
  • Swedish: Gorgona
  • Tajik: Горгона
  • Turkish: Isola di Gorgona
  • Ukrainian: Горгона

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Localities in the Area

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Gorgona”. Photo: Nuada, Public domain.