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| The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07. |
| Monte Cristo |
(m n´´t kr s´t , Ital. môn´t kr´st) (KEY) , unpopulated, rocky island, 6 sq mi (15.5 sq km), belonging to Italy, in the Tyrrhenian Sea between Corsica and the Italian coast. It owes its fame to the novel by Alexandre Dumas père, The Count of Monte Cristo. |
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