Giglio

Italy / Toscana / Isola del Giglio /
 island, nature conservation park / area, marine park
Giglio Island (Italian: Isola del Giglio) is an island and Italian commune situated in the Tyrrhenian Sea, off the coast of Tuscany, part of the Province of Grosseto. The island is also a part of the Arcipelago Toscano National Park which is the largest marine Park in Europe: it safeguards 56,766 hectares of sea and 17,887 hectares of land. It includes the seven main islands of the Archipelago, as well as some minor islands and rocks.
www.giglioinfo.com/
Source: www.parks.it/parco.nazionale.arcip.toscano/Eindex.php
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isola_del_Giglio
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Coordinates:   42°21'11"N   10°53'53"E

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  • Cruise Costa Concordia ran aground near the island of Giglio on the Tuscan coast in the early hours of Saturday 14/01/2012. On board were 4234 people. Cruise Costa Concordia ran aground. The vessel was a large hole, and immediately started to sink. The length of the holes is about 70 meters, the ship heeled over 80 degrees, most of it is already under water. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=B2nEtr5ttZc
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