Ligurian Sea

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The Ligurian Sea is a section of the northwestern Mediterranean bordered by the Italian Riviera, Corsica, and the Tuscan coast, known for its deep waters and picturesque coastal towns.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Ligurian Basin 1
Ligurian Sea coast 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf body of water
sea
basinCountry France
Italy
Monaco
bordersCity Genoa
Imperia
La Spezia
Livorno
Monaco
Nice
Sanremo
Port of Savona
surface form: Savona
bordersIsland Corsica
bordersRegion Ligurian coast
surface form: Italian Riviera

Liguria
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
Tuscany
surface form: Tuscan coast

Tuscany
climate Mediterranean climate
connectedTo Gulf of Genoa
Tyrrhenian Sea
countryBorder France
Italy
Monaco
hasFeature steep continental slopes
submarine canyons
hasGulf Gulf of Genoa
hasMarineProtectedArea Pelagos Sanctuary for Mediterranean Marine Mammals
hasPort Genoa
surface form: Port of Genoa

Port of La Spezia
Livorno
surface form: Port of Livorno

Port of Savona
knownFor deep waters
picturesque coastal towns
whale and dolphin watching
locatedIn Western Mediterranean
surface form: northwestern Mediterranean Sea
locatedOnCoastOf Corsica
Liguria
Tuscany
maximumDepth more than 2800 m
namedAfter Liguria
ocean Atlantic Ocean
partOf Ligurian Sea self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ligurian Basin

Mediterranean Sea
usedFor fishing
shipping
tourism
waterType saltwater

Referenced by (23)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gulf of Lion adjacentTo Ligurian Sea
Ligurians associatedWith Ligurian Sea
French Riviera borders Ligurian Sea
Liguria borders Ligurian Sea
Balearic Sea connectedTo Ligurian Sea
Tyrrhenian Sea connectsTo Ligurian Sea
Northern Italy contains Ligurian Sea
this entity surface form: Ligurian Sea coast
Ligurian Alps drainageBasin Ligurian Sea
Albisola Superiore hasCoastline Ligurian Sea
Western Mediterranean hasPart Ligurian Sea
Italian Naval Academy locatedNear Ligurian Sea
Albisola Superiore locatedOn Ligurian Sea
Genoa locatedOn Ligurian Sea
La Spezia Naval Base locatedOn Ligurian Sea
Liguria locatedOn Ligurian Sea
Livorno locatedOn Ligurian Sea
Sanremo locatedOn Ligurian Sea
Ventimiglia locatedOn Ligurian Sea
Ligurian Alps nearbySea Ligurian Sea
European seas partOf Ligurian Sea
Ligurian Sea partOf Ligurian Sea self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ligurian Basin
Tyrrhenian region seaConnection Ligurian Sea