Planasia
| Native name: Isola di Pianosa | |
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Forte Teglia, Isola di Pianosa
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 Pianosa Island
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| Geography | |
| Location | Tyrrhenian Sea |
| Archipelago | Tuscan Archipelago |
| Area | 10.25 km2 (3.96 sq mi) |
| Length | 5.8 km (3.6 mi) |
| Width | 4.8 km (2.98 mi) |
| Coastline | 22 km (13.7 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 29 m (95 ft) |
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Italy
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| Region | Tuscany |
| Province | Livorno |
| Commune | Campo nell'Elba |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 10 (2001) |
| Pop. density | 1 /km2 (3 /sq mi) |
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Pianosa lighthouse
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 Tuscany
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| Location | Pianosa Island Tuscany Italy |
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| Coordinates | 42°35′08.7″N 10°05′46.1″E / 42.585750°N 10.096139°E |
| Year first constructed | 1864 |
| Year first lit | October 1, 1865 |
| Construction | brick tower |
| Tower shape | cylindrical tower with lantern and gallery on two-story keeper’s house |
| Markings / pattern | white building and tower |
| Height | 19 metres (62 ft) |
| Focal height | 42 metres (138 ft) |
| Light source | mains power |
| Range | main: 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi) reserve: 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl (2) W 10s. |
| Fog signal | no |
| Admiralty number | E1448 |
| NGA number | 8968 |
| ARLHS number | ITA-212 |
| Italy number | 2088 E.F |
| Managing agent | Marina Militare |
Coordinates: 42°35′N 10°05′E / 42.583°N 10.083°E
The small island of Pianosa (Italian pronunciation: [pjaˈnoːza]), about 10.25 km2 (3.96 sq mi) in area, has a coastal perimeter of 26 km (16 mi) and forms part of Italy's Tuscan Archipelago in the Tyrrhenian Sea.
In Roman times the island was named Planasia (plain) because of its flatness - its highest point stands at 29 m (95 ft) above sea level. It is a triangular-shaped land mass 14 km (9 mi) south west of Elba, and is a frazione of the municipality of Campo nell'Elba. Pianosa is the fifth biggest island of the Tuscan Archipelago and the only one to be formed out of sedimentary rock of the Neogene and Quaternary; such fossils as echinoderms, mollusca and bryozoa of the Pliocene are frequently found.
The vegetation consists mainly of Mediterranean species as lentisco, fennel, juniperus, rosemary and pinus halepensis, which was introduced on the island in the 1900s.
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