What is Elba?
{{Infobox Islands | name = Elba | image_name = Elba Westküste.jpg | image_caption = West Coast | image_size = | image_map = Tuscan archipelago.png | native_name = Isola d'Elba | native_name_link = | nickname = | location = [[Ligurian Sea]] | coordinates = | archipelago = [[Tuscan Archipelago]] | total_islands = | major_islands = | area_km2 = 224 | highest_mount = [[Monte Capanne]] | elevation_m = 1,018 | country = Italy | country_admin_divisions_title = [[Regions of Italy|Region]] | country_admin_divisions = [[Tuscany]] | country_admin_divisions_title_1 = [[Provinces of Italy|Province]] | country_admin_divisions_1 = [[Province of Livorno|Livorno]] | country_admin_divisions_title_2 = | country_admin_divisions_2 = | country_capital = | country_largest_city = [[Portoferraio]] | country_largest_city_population = 12,020 | country_leader_title = | country_leader_name = | population = 30,000 | population_as_of = | density = | ethnic_groups = | additional_info = }} [[Image:Elba isl.jpg|thumb|200px|Elba (bottom centre) from space, February 1994.]] '''Elba''' ({{lang-it|Isola d'Elba}}) is third largest [[island]] of [[Italy]], after [[Sardinia]] and [[Sicily]]. The land [[area]] of the island is about {{convert|224|km2}}. The [[coastline]] is about 147 [[km]]. The highest [[mountain]] is [[Monte Capanne]] at 1018 [[metre]]s (3340 feet). Elba and the other islands ([[Gorgona, Italy|Gorgona]], [[Capraia]], [[Pianosa]], [[Montecristo]], [[Giglio]] and [[Giannutri]]) of the Tuscan Archipelago are protected in the [[National Park of the Tuscan Archipelago]]. The [[France|French]] island of [[Corsica]] lies about 50&nbsp;km to the west. Recently, the island has become famous for its [[wine]]. The island is divided into eight [[commune]]s: [[Portoferraio]], [[Campo nell'Elba]], [[Capoliveri]], [[Marciana]], [[Marciana Marina]], [[Porto Azzurro]], [[Rio Marina]] and [[Rio nell'Elba]]. The island has a [[population]] of about 30 000 people. ==History== The island was well known in to the last century for the [[iron]] resources.