Tyrrhenian Sea

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Place.png Tyrrhenian Sea
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LocationsMediterranean Sea
Part of the Mediterranean Sea off the western coast of Italy.

The Tyrrhenian Sea is part of the Mediterranean Sea off the western coast of Italy.

The sea is bounded by the islands of Corsica and Sardinia (to the west), the Italian Peninsula (regions of Tuscany, Lazio, Campania, Basilicata, and Calabria) to the north and east, and the island of Sicily (to the south).[1] The Tyrrhenian Sea also includes a number of smaller islands like Capri, Elba, Ischia and Ustica.[2]

The maximum depth of the sea is 3785 m.

The main ports of the Tyrrhenian Sea in Italy are: Naples, Palermo, Civitavecchia (Rome), Salerno, Trapani and Gioia Tauro. In Corsica the most important port is Bastia.

Note that even though the phrase "port of Rome" is frequently used, there is in fact no port in Rome. Instead, the "port of Rome" refers to the maritime facilities at Civitavecchia, some 68 km (42 miles) to the northwest of Rome, not too far from its airport.

 

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