Scoglio d'Africa
Nickname: Formica di Montecristo | |
|---|---|
  Scoglio d'Africa Tuscany | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Tyrrhenian Sea |
| Coordinates | 42°18′06.46″N 10°04′0.0″E / 42.3017944°N 10.066667°E[1] |
| Archipelago | Tuscan Archipelago |
| Highest elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
| Administration | |
Italy | |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Province | Livorno |
| Comune | Portoferraio |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
The Scoglio d'Africa Tuscan Archipelago National Park.
Description
Regarding its size and its shape, it can be considered to all effects an emergent rock in a stretch of shallow sea. It has a rounded contour with the diameter of 70 m (230 feet), an area of 3,000 m2 (32,000 sq ft) and an altitude of only 3 m (10 feet)
above sea level depending from the tides
and the waves.
Geologically the skerry belongs to a submarine ridge starting few miles east of Capraia and it extends toward south up to reach Pianosa.[3]
The ridge is lying at an average depth of 80 m (260 feet) but it decreases in proximity of the island to arrive at 8 m (26 feet). The depths in the region among the skerry and Montecristo reach 200 m (660 feet).
Fauna
The seabed around the rock is composed by two types of biocoenosis; the first is formed by algae, bryozoa and polychaetes that form a structure rich in cavities; the second is formed by prairies of Posidonia.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Scoglio d'Africa Islands base online. Retrieved 29 May 2017
- ^ Scoglio d'Africa Marina Militare
- ^ "Lineamenti geologici e geomorfologici" (in Italian). Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ^ Società Toscana di Scienze Naturali
