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Tyrrhenian Sea.
Tyrrhenian Sea.

The Tyrrhenian Sea (Mar Tirreno in Italian) is part of the Mediterranean Sea off of the western coast of Italy. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest

It is bounded by Corsica and Sardinia (west), Tuscany, Lazio, Campania, and Calabria (east), and Sicily (south). Corsica (Corse Corsican and Italian: Corsica) is the fourth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily Sardinia (sɑrˈdɪnɪə Sardegna Sardigna or Sardinnya is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily) Tuscany (Toscana is a region in Italy. It has an area of 22990 km² and a population of about 3 For the football club see SS Lazio Lazio ( Latium in Latin) is a regione of central Campania is a region of Southern Italy in Europe. The region has a population of around 5 Calabria ( Latin: Brutium) is a region in southern Italy, south of Naples, located at the "toe" of Sicily ( Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia) is an autonomous region of Italy.

The maximum depth of the sea is 3785 m.

The Tyrrhenian Sea is situated near the African-European Fault; therefore mountain chains and active volcanoes (mount Marsilii) are in its depths. In Geology a fault, or fault line, is a planar rock fracture which shows evidence of relative movement Winds are Mistral from the Rhône valley, Libeccio from the south-west, Scirocco and Ostro from the south. The Mistral in France is a fresh or cold often violent and usually dry Wind, blowing throughout the year but is most frequent in winter and spring The Rhone, or the Rhône is one of the major Rivers of Europe, running through Switzerland and France. 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 For the Super Mario Bros 2 enemy see List of Mario series enemies.

There are five exits from the Tyrrhenian Sea:

In Greek mythology, it is believed that the cliffs above the Tyrrhenian Sea housed the four winds kept by Aeolus. Greek mythology is the body of stories belonging to the ancient Greeks concerning their gods and Heroes the nature of the world and the origins and significance For the Click beetle Genus, see Aeolus (beetle. Aeolus ( Greek:, Ailos Modern Greek

The name for this part of the Mediterranean Sea derives from the Greek name for the Etruscans, who were said to be emigrants from Lydia and led by the prince Tyrrhenus. Etruscan civilization is the modern English name given to the culture and way of life of a people of ancient Italy Defining Lydia Aside from a legend related by Herodotus, who states that the name Lydia came from king Lydus at the time of the fall of Troy In Etruscan mythology, Tyrrhenus was one of the founders of the Etruscan Federation of twelve cities along with his brother Tarchon. The Etruscans settled along the coast of modern Tuscany and referred to the water as the "Sea of the Etruscans". Tuscany (Toscana is a region in Italy. It has an area of 22990 km² and a population of about 3

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Tyrrhenian Sea

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  1. A part of the Mediterranean Sea off the western coast of Italy, bounded by Corsica and Sardinia (west), Tuscany, Lazio, Campania, and Calabria (east), and Sicily (south).
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