Elba

:For other places with the same name, see Elba (disambig).

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Elba is an island in Tuscany, Italy, 20 km from the coastal town of Grosseto () . It is the largest island of the Tuscan Archipelago, and the third largest Italian island. Elba and other islands of the Tuscan Archipelago are protected in the National Park of the Tuscan Archipelago.

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The island is divided into eight communes: the capital Portoferraio, Campo nell'Elba, Capoliveri, Marciana, Marciana Marina, Porto Azzurro, Rio Marina and Rio nell'Elba.

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Island: An island or isle is any piece of land smaller than a continent and larger than a rock that is completely surrounded by water. Very small islands are called islets. Although seldom adhered to, it is also proper to call an emergent land feature on an atoll an islet, since an atoll is a type of islan...

Tuscany: Tuscany (Italian Toscana) is a region in central Italy, bordering on Latium to the south, Umbria and Marche to the east, Emilia-Romagna and Liguria to the north, and the Tyrrhenian Sea to the west. It is often regarded as among the most beautiful parts of Italy....

Italy: Italy (Italian: Repubblica Italiana or Italia) is a country in southern Europe. It comprises a boot-shaped peninsula and two large islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia, and shares its northern alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia. The independent countries...

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Elba 1998	Napoleon Left the Island of Elba to Return to France	Napoleon Returns from Elba Alarming the Authorities at Paris	Napoleon Returning from Elba
Exiled to the Island of Elba after His Abdication He None the Less Plans a Glorious Come-Back	View of the West Side of Porto Ferraio Bay Elba