Elba Italian island in the Tyrrhenian Sea; largest of the Tuscan Archipelago; the chief port and town is Portoferraio. The island is mountainous, and a major supplier of iron ore. Napoleon I was exiled here (1814–15). Industries: fisheries, wine, tourism. Area: 223sq km (86sq mi). Pop. (2000 est.) 35,000.

Elba a small island off the west coast of Italy, famous as the place of Napoleon's first exile (1814–15).