Italy - Archipelago of La Maddalena and Islands of Bocche di Bonifacio

In this proposing card, meant for the registration of a single trans-boundary site, are included ( for a better understanding in French) the paragraphs fulfilled by colleagues in charge of the management of the Bocche di Bonifacio’s natural reserve. The national park of the archipelago of La Maddalena is located on the strait of Bonifacio, between the islands of Sardinia and Corsica. La réserve naturelle des Bouches de Bonifacio est située en France, extrême-sud de la Région Corse, département de Corse du Sud. Contigus, seulement séparés par la limite des eaux territoriales ces 2 espaces constituent la majeure partie du détroit de Bonifacio LOCATION LATITUDE (NORTH) LONGITUDE (EAST) Razzoli 41°32’ 9°33’ Spargi 41°23’ 9°34’ Maddalena 41°24’ 9°41’ Caprera 41°20’ 9°26’ Piana 41°17’ 9°37’ Mortorio 41°15’ 9°55’ Nibani 41°13’ 9°57’ The Archipelago of “La Maddalena” encloses seven main islands - Maddalena, Caprera and Santo Stefano in the South East, while Spargi, Budelli, Razzoli and Santa Maria are in the North western area - and 55 little islets. The entire area is included in the national park of the archipelago of La Maddalena (established in 1994) which manages the above mentioned park and its surface of 5100 hectares. Each islet is surrounded by a protected marine area, whose width runs from 300 to 500 meters, while the overall marine surface of the park is 15.046 hectares. This group of islands and islets form 180 km of coastal area.