Elba

Island in the Mediterranean Sea, 10 km/6 mi off the west coast of Italy; area 223 sq km/86 sq mi; population (2001) 29,100. Iron ore is exported from the island's capital, Portoferraio, to the Italian mainland. There is a fishing industry, olives are grown, and tourism is important. Elba was French emperor Napoleon's place of exile (1814–15).

The island is administratively part of the province of Livorno in Tuscany, and is separated from the mainland by the Strait of Piombino. It is mountainous, its highest peak being Monte Capanne at 1,018 m/3,341 ft, and the coastline is very irregular. The climate is mild and the vegetation rich and varied.

The small uninhabited island of Montecristo, 40 km/25 mi to the south, supplied the title of Alexandre Dumas's hero in his historical romance Le Comte de Monte Cristo/The Count of Monte Cristo (1844–1845). It was made a penal settlement in 1874.

Elba

Town in Howard County, east-central Nebraska; population (1990) 200. It is situated on the North Loup River, 45 km/28 mi northwest of Grand Island. Celebrated baseball star Grover Cleveland Alexander (1887–1950) was born here.