Scoglio d’Africa
The Scoglio d'Africa also named Formica di Monte Cristo, is a solitary small skerry belonging to the Tuscan Archipelago located in open sea between the Tyrrhenian Sea and the Corsica Channel.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Islet
- Description: island
- Also known as: “Scoglio d’Affrica”
Scoglio d’Africa
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Tuscany, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.35899° or 42° 21′ 32″ northLongitude
10.06432° or 10° 3′ 52″ eastOpen location code
8FJG9357+HPOpenStreetMap ID
way 41803994OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
Discover Scoglio d’Africa from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Scoglio d’Africa” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جزيرة شكلة”
- Dutch: “Scoglio d’Affrica”
- French: “Scoglio d’Africa”
- Galician: “Scoglio d’Africa”
- German: “Formica di Montecristo”
- German: “Scoglio d’Affrica”
- Italian: “Africhella”
- Italian: “Formica di Montecristo”
- Italian: “Isoletta”
- Italian: “Scoglio d’Affrica”
- Italian: “Scoglio d’Africa”
- Japanese: “スコーリョ・ド・アッフリカ島”
- Turkish: “Scoglio d’Africa”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as San Mamiliano monastery and Fortezza di Montecristo.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Grotta La cattedrale and Museo di storia naturale.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 “Scoglio d’Africa”. Photo: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 3.0.