Tavolara Archipelago

Tavolara Archipelago
Waters	Tyrrhenian Sea
Geographical location	40 ° 53 '  N , 9 ° 42'  E Coordinates: 40 ° 53 '  N , 9 ° 42'  E
Number of islands	2 main islands
Main island	Tavolara
Residents	20th

The Tavolara Archipelago or the Tavolara Archipelago is a group of two larger and some small islands and rocks off the north east coast of Sardinia , south of La Maddalena between Capo Ceraso north and Punta Coda Cavallo south. It is named after the largest island, Tavolara , which is also the only one inhabited.

The entire area has been designated as a marine reserve Tavolara Punta Coda Cavallo since 1997 . The eastern south coast of Tavolara and the small rocky island of Molarotto with the surrounding sea are completely protected, which means that staying there is completely forbidden. Both on the islands and in the surrounding sea, there is a rich fauna of rare or endangered species, Shag , Audouin and the Mediterranean shearwater , a blue colored subspecies of the Tyrrhenian wall lizard , on Molarotto endemic is, and marine mammals such as Risso's dolphin and sperm whale , as large representative of the cartilaginous fish also the basking shark .

Surname	Remarks	surface	location	image
Barca Sconcia			40 ° 55 ′ 3 "  N , 9 ° 38 ′ 50"  E
Tavolara		4.7 0km²	40 ° 54'26 "  N , 9 ° 42'56"  E
Isolotto dei Topi / Isola Verde			40 ° 53 ′ 48 "  N , 9 ° 40 ′ 30"  E
Spalmatore / Isola dei Porri			40 ° 53 ′ 38 "  N , 9 ° 40 ′ 5"  E
Isola del Fico			40 ° 52 ′ 31 "  N , 9 ° 42 ′ 28"  E
Isola Piana di Tavolara		0.13 km²	40 ° 53 ′ 18 ″  N , 9 ° 39 ′ 6 ″  E
Isola dei Garofani			40 ° 53 ′ 10 "  N , 9 ° 38 ′ 0"  E
Isola dei Cavalli			40 ° 53 ′ 8 "  N , 9 ° 38 ′ 25"  E
Reulino / Isolotto Rosso			40 ° 52 ′ 40 "  N , 9 ° 40 ′ 17"  E
Molarotto			40 ° 52 ′ 28 "  N , 9 ° 46 ′ 41"  E
Molara		3.48 km²	40 ° 52 '8 "  N , 9 ° 43' 40"  E
Cana			40 ° 51 ′ 52 "  N , 9 ° 40 ′ 37"  E
I tre fratelli / I Cerri	three small rocks		40 ° 51 ′ 43 "  N , 9 ° 45 ′ 42"  E
L'Isoledda			40 ° 51 ′ 1.5 ″  N , 9 ° 41 ′ 29 ″  E
Proratora			40 ° 50 ′ 47 "  N , 9 ° 43 ′ 23"  E

Web links

• Marine reserve website (Italian / English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Charles Arnold (ed.): The islands of the Mediterranean . A unique and complete overview. 1st edition. marebuchverlag, Hamburg 2008, ISBN 3-86648-096-2 .