An arm of the Mediterranean west of the Italian Peninsula, enclosed by Sardinia, Sicily and Corsica, and dotted with active and dormant volcanoes including the island of Stromboli. It was central to Etruscan, Greek and Roman seafaring in antiquity.
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Area (sq km) Maximum Depth (m) Connections
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Source Tyrrhenian Sea - Wikipedia
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1. Tyrrhenian Sea - Wikipedia
Infobox, area
275000 km2 sqmi -2
Lead section
The maximum depth of the sea is 3,785 metres (12,418 ft).
Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
40 N 12 E
Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
40 N 12 E
Shaped By: Subduction, Formation statement for target 287644
The Tyrrhenian Sea is a back-arc basin that formed due to the rollback of the Calabrian slab towards South-East during the Neogene.
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