Strait of Messina

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strait waterway

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.

Aliases (1)

Sicily Channel ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	strait → waterway →
administrativeRegion	Metropolitan City of Messina → 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–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 (16)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bruttium → Messina → Rhegion → Zancle →	locatedOn
Tyrrhenian Sea → Tyrrhenian Sea ("Sicily Channel") →	connectsTo
Calabria → Sicily →	separatedBy
Peloritani →	borders
European route E25 →	connectsBodyOfWater
Peloritani →	hasViewOver
Messina →	isPortCityOn
Rhegium →	locatedAt
Peloritani →	locatedNear
Charybdis →	location
Italian Peninsula →	southernExtent