Campanian Archipelago

& Faraglioni rocks, Capri The five principal islands are all administered by the Metropolitan City of Naples: • Capri and • the 4 Phlegraean Islands: • Ischia & its companion islet, the Aragonese Castle • Nisida, • Procida, and • Vivara. Nearby islets and skerries are usually included in the archipelago as well: • Aragonese Castle • the Sirenuse (the ) & the nearby . • Gaiola Island • , • , • the Capri faraglioni, • , • . Most of these minor islets belong to Naples as well, except the Sirenuse (Galli), which belong to the Province of Salerno. == History ==

The ancient name of this archipelago was the Parthenopaean Islands ('''', from Parthenope, the ancient name of Naples). It originally included the Pontine Islands, which are now considered an archipelago in its own right. , home to Castel dell'Ovo, used to be an island – albeit very near the coastline – in this archipelago. However, it is now a peninsula attached directly to the mainland. ==Ecology==

The archipelago is part of a major habitat for Mediterranean sperm whales and has been proposed as a marine mammal protected area as a result. ==Gallery==

File:Capri Centre Belvedere.jpg| File:Ischia da procida.jpg| File:Nisida al tramonto.jpg| File:Procida1.jpg| File:Vivara vista ponte.jpg| ==External links==