Tyrrhenian Sea.

The Tyrrhenian Sea is part of the Mediterranean Sea off of the western coast of Italy. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (500x680, 190 KB) A map showing the location of the Tyrrhenian Sea. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (500x680, 190 KB) A map showing the location of the Tyrrhenian Sea. ... Satellite image The Mediterranean Sea is a part of the Atlantic Ocean almost completely enclosed by land, on the north by Europe, on the south by Africa, and on the east by Asia. ...

It is bounded by Corsica and Sardinia (west) Liguria (north), Tuscany, Latium, Campania, and Calabria (east), and Sicily (south). Capital Ajaccio Area 8,680 km² Regional President Ange Santini (UMP) (since 2004) Population  - 2004 estimate  - 1999 census  - Density (Ranked 25th) 272,000 260,196 31/km² (2004) Arrondissements 5 Cantons 52 Communes 360 Départements Corse-du-Sud Haute-Corse Note: The Regional Presidents title is President of... Sardinia (Sardigna, Sardinna or Sardinnia in the Sardinian language, Sardegna in Italian, Sardenya in Catalan), is the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (Sicily is the largest), between Italy, Spain and Tunisia, south of Corsica. ... Liguria is a coastal region of north-western Italy, the third smallest of the Italian regions. ... Tuscany (Italian Toscana) is a region in central Italy, bordering on Latium to the south, Umbria to the east, Emilia-Romagna and Liguria to the north, and the Tyrrhenian Sea to the west. ... Latium (Lazio in Italian) is a region of central Italy, bordered by Tuscany, Umbria, Abruzzo, Molise, Campania and the Tyrrhenian Sea. ... Campania is a region of Southern Italy, bordering on Lazio to the north-west, Molise to the north, Puglia to the north-east, Basilicata to the east, and the Tyrrhenian Sea to the west. ... Calabria, formerly Brutium, is a region in southern Italy which occupies the toe of the Italian peninsula south of Naples. ... Sicily (Sicilia in Italian) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,700 sq. ...

The maximum depth is 3785 m.

The Tyrrhenian Sea is situated near the African-European Fault; therefore mountain chain and active volcanoes (mount Marsilii) are in its depths. Winds are Mistral from Rhone valley, Libeccio from south-west, Scirocco and Ostro from south. Mistral is an atmospheric phenomenon that occurs mostly in the winter and spring in the Gulf of Lion. ... The libeccio is the westerly or south-westerly wind which predominates in northern Corsica all the year round; it frequently raises high seas and may give violent westerly squalls. ... This article is about the Mediterranean wind. ...

There are five exits from the Tyrrhenian Sea:

• the Strait of Messina between Sicily and Messina on the toe of Italy, 3 km wide;
• the Corsica Channel between Italy and Corsica, about 80 km wide;
• the Strait of Bonifacio between Corsica and Sardinia, 11 km wide;
• an unnamed strait between Sardinia and Tunisia, about 200 km wide; and
• the Strait of Sicily between Tunisia and Sicily, about 160 km wide.

In Greek history, it is believed that the cliffs above the Tyrrhenian Sea housed the four winds kept by Aeolus. Satellite photo of the Strait of Messina, taken June 2002. ... Sicily (Sicilia in Italian) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,700 sq. ... Messina, Italy Strait of Messina, Italy. ... The Corsica Channel is the strait between Italy and Corsica. ... The Strait of Bonifacio is the strait between Corsica and Sardinia. ... The Strait of Sicily is the strait between Sicily and Tunisia. ... Aeolus (or Aiolos, ) in Greek Mythology was the Keeper of the Winds. ...

The name for this part of the Mediterranean Sea derives from the Greek name for the Etruscans, who were emigrants from Lydia and led by the prince Tyrrhenus. The Etruscans settled along the coast of modern Tuscany and referred to the water as the "Sea of the Etruscans". The Etruscan civilization existed in Etruria and the Po valley in the northern part of what is now Italy, prior to the formation of the Roman Republic. ... Lydia was an ancient kingdom of Asia Minor, known to Homer as Mæonia. ...