Strait of Messina
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The Strait of Messina is a narrow waterway between the island of Sicily and mainland Italy, known for its strong currents and strategic maritime importance in the Mediterranean.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Strait of Messina canonical | 49 |
| Strait of Messina area | 2 |
| Sicily Channel | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
strait
ⓘ
waterway ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion |
Metropolitan City of Messina
ⓘ
Reggio Calabria ⓘ
surface form:
Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria
|
| biodiversity | rich marine biodiversity ⓘ |
| bridgeProposalStatus | not built as of 2024 ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean climate surroundings ⓘ |
| connects |
Ionian Sea
ⓘ
Tyrrhenian Sea ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| ecoregion | Mediterranean Sea marine ecoregion ⓘ |
| governedBy | Italy ⓘ |
| hasBridgeProposal | Strait of Messina Bridge ⓘ |
| hasCurrentType | reversing tidal currents ⓘ |
| hasFerryService |
Messina–Villa San Giovanni ferry
ⓘ
surface form:
Messina–Reggio Calabria ferry
Messina–Villa San Giovanni ferry ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalFeature |
internal waves
ⓘ
upwelling ⓘ |
| hazard | strong currents hazardous to navigation ⓘ |
| historicalImportance |
ancient trade route
ⓘ
strategic military passage ⓘ |
| knownFor |
strategic maritime importance
ⓘ
strong tidal currents ⓘ whirlpools ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Mediterranean
ⓘ
Southern Italy ⓘ |
| maximumWidth | about 16 km ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | classical Greek literature ⓘ |
| minimumWidth |
about 1.9 miles
ⓘ
about 3.1 km ⓘ |
| mythologicalAssociation | Scylla and Charybdis ⓘ |
| navigationRegulation | subject to Italian maritime regulations ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Messina
ⓘ
Reggio Calabria ⓘ Villa San Giovanni ⓘ |
| nearIsland | Sicily ⓘ |
| nearRegion | Calabria ⓘ |
| notableSpecies | swordfish ⓘ |
| orientation | roughly north–south ⓘ |
| partOf | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| separates |
Calabria
ⓘ
Sicily ⓘ |
| separatesIslandFromMainland | Sicily–Italian Peninsula ⓘ |
| strategicFor | Mediterranean maritime routes ⓘ |
| traditionalActivity | traditional swordfish fishing ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial shipping
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ naval navigation ⓘ passenger transport ⓘ |
Referenced by (52)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sicily Channel
subject surface form:
Calabria
this entity surface form:
Strait of Messina area