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{{Short description|Island of Italy near Sardinia}} {{other uses}} {{Infobox islands | name = Caprera | native_name = <!-- or |local_name= --> | native_name_link = | native_name_lang = | sobriquet = <!-- or |nickname= --> | image_name = Arcipelago della Maddalena, Caprera Cala Napoletana 01.JPG | image_size = | image_caption = Cala Napoletana on the northwest shore of Caprera | image_alt = | pushpin_map = Italy Sardinia | pushpin_label = | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_relief = | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates = - {{coord|41.207222|N|9.461111|E|format=dms|display=inline, title}} | etymology = | location = [[Strait of Bonifacio]] | archipelago = [[Maddalena archipelago]] | waterbody = | area_km2 = 15.7 | area_footnotes = | length_km = <!-- or |length_m= --> | length_footnotes = | width_km = <!-- or |width_m= --> | width_footnotes = | elevation_m = 212 | elevation_footnotes = | highest_mount = [[Monte Tejalone]] | country = Italy | country_admin_divisions_title = Region | country_admin_divisions = [[Sardinia]] | country_admin_divisions_title_1 = Province | country_admin_divisions_1 = [[Olbia-Tempio]] | demonym = | population = | population_as_of = | population_footnotes = | population_rank = | population_rank_max = | density_km2 = | density_rank = | density_footnotes = | languages = | timezone1 = | utc_offset1 = | timezone1_DST = | utc_offset1_DST = | website = | additional_info = | footnotes = }} '''Caprera''' is an island in the [[Maddalena archipelago]] off the coast of [[Sardinia]], Italy.<ref name=EB1911>{{cite EB1911|wstitle=Caprera | volume= 05 | page = 290 |short= x}}</ref> In the area of [[La Maddalena island]] in the Strait of Bonifacio, it is a [[Sardinia/Touristic destinations|tourist destination]] and the place to which [[Giuseppe Garibaldi]] retired from 1854 until his death in 1882.<ref name=EB1911/> Scarcely populated, the majority of the inhabitants live in [[Borgo di Stagnali]]. The island of Caprera is entirely included in the [[Arcipelago di La Maddalena National Park|La Maddalena Archipelago National Park]]: a marine and land protected area of national and community interest. In particular, the marine zone in front of the area of ''Punta Rossa'', a southern extension of the island, is an area with maximum environmental protection, with ''Cala Andreani'' and ''Spiaggia del Relitto''. The eastern ridge of the island is a land zone of full protection, while the marine area in front of ''Punta Coticcio'', including ''Cala Coticcio'', is protected by the managing authority of the National Park.
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