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Satellite photo of the Strait of Messina with names. NASA image.

The Strait of Messina (Strittu di Missina in sicilian) is the narrow section of water between the eastern tip of Sicily and the southern tip of Calabria in the country of Italy. At its narrowest point it measures 3.1 km (1.9 miles) in breadth, though near the town of Messina the breadth is more on the order of 5.1 km (3.2 miles). A natural whirlpool forms in the strait, which has been linked to the legend of Scylla and Charybdis. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 694 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (700 × 605 pixel, file size: 318 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 694 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (700 × 605 pixel, file size: 318 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Sicilian (, Italian: ) is a Romance language. ... Sicily ( in Italian and Sicilian) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,708 km² (9,926 sq. ... For other uses, see Calabria (disambiguation). ... Location within Italy Messina with a population of about 260,000 is the third largest city on the island of Sicily, Italy and the capital of the province of Messina. ... This article is about the water movement. ... Three of Scyllas heads as portrayed in The Odyssey (1997) TV miniseries; the film depicts each head striking with snake-like speed and accuracy and devouring men whole. ... In Greek mythology, Charybdis, or Kharybdis (sucker down, Greek Χάρυβδις), is a sea monster, daughter of Poseidon and Gaia, who swallows huge amounts of water three times a day and then belches it back out again. ...

A ferry connects Messina on Sicily with the mainland at Villa San Giovanni and Reggio in Calabria. There is also a hydrofoil service from Messina to Reggio. Villa San Giovanni is a town in the province of Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy. ... Reggio Calabria (officially Reggio di Calabria, Rìggiu in Calabrian dialect, Righi in Greek-Calabrian), is the largest and the oldest city in Calabria, Italy, dating back to the 8th century BC (see history below). ... For other uses, see Calabria (disambiguation). ... This article is about marine engineering. ...

The former electricity pylon on the Sicilian site of Messina Strait ("Torre Faro")

In 1957 a 220-kV overhead powerline was built across the Strait of Messina. Its pylons are among the highest in the world. This powerline has since been replaced by a submarine power cable, but the pylons are still there because they are protected as national monuments. (See Pylons of Messina.) Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 369 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Strait of Messina... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 369 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Strait of Messina... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... Josephson junction array chip developed by NIST as a standard volt. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... This article is in need of attention. ... Submarine power cables are cables for electrical power running through the sea, below the surface. ... The former electricity pylon on the Sicilian site of Messina Strait (Torre Faro) The Pylons of Messina are the pylons of the former above-ground 220 kV high-voltage line crossing the Strait of Messina between Italy and Sicily, part of a longer power line from Sorgente to Rizziconi. ...

The Strait is so narrow that the mainland can be seen quite clearly from Sicily

Every five or ten years, major debates have ensued in Italy about building a bridge that would connect the island of Sicily to the mainland. In recent years advances in technologies have made the construction of the bridge possible. As recently as 2006, plans were underway, but these have now been scrapped (see Strait of Messina Bridge). Image File history File links Size of this preview: 779 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1000 × 770 pixel, file size: 263 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 779 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1000 × 770 pixel, file size: 263 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Satellite photo of the Strait of Messina, taken June 2002. ...

The two cities of the strait in an old German engraving.

The bridge was planned to connect Reggio Calabria to Messina, the two cities which face each other on either side of the strait, and form a single city. This ambitious urban project was called Area Metropolitana integrata dello Stretto (Integrated Metropolitan Area of the Strait) or simply Città dello Stretto (City of the Strait). Some controversy surrounded both the building of the bridge, from environmental and economic viewpoints, and the formation of the new city itself. The latter was especially opposed by various Sicilian nationalist groups. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Reggio Calabria (officially Reggio di Calabria, Rìggiu in Calabrian dialect, Righi in Greek-Calabrian), is the largest and the oldest city in Calabria, Italy, dating back to the 8th century BC (see history below). ... Location within Italy Messina with a population of about 260,000 is the third largest city on the island of Sicily, Italy and the capital of the province of Messina. ...

Coordinates: 38°14′45″N, 15°37′57″E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...