Tinetto is an Italian island situated in the Gulf of La Spezia, in the eastern part of the Ligurian Sea. It is part of an archipelago of three closely spaced islands jutting out south from the mainland at Portovenere. In 1997, the archipelago, together with Portovenere and the Cinque Terre, was designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
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| Official name | Isola del Tinetto |
| Location | Porto Venere, Province of La Spezia, Liguria, Italy |
| Part of | Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto) |
| Criteria | Cultural: (ii)(iv)(v) |
| Reference | 826-004 |
| Inscription | 1997 (21st Session) |
| Area | 4.69 ha (11.6 acres) |
| Coordinates | 44°01′24.63″N 9°51′04.55″E / 44.0235083°N 9.8512639°E |
  Location of Tinetto in Liguria  Tinetto (Italy) | |
Wildlife
editA subspecies of the common wall lizard, Podarcis muralis tinettoi, is endemic to the island.
See also
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