Tyrrhenian Sea

• The Tyrrhenian Sea is the Mediterranean Sea that lies off the western coast of Italy.
• It was known to the Romans as the Mare Tyrrhenum.

Boundaries

• That part of the Mediterranean Sea whose boundaries are defined by:
  • The west coast of Italia
  • Sicily
  • Sardinia
  • Corsica.
  • Strait of Messina between Sicily and Italia.
  • Strait of Bonifacio between Sardinia and Corsica.
  • A line almost due East from the top of Corsica to the coast of Italia.

Adjacent or nearby Seas

• To the North:
  • The Ligurian Sea
• To the South:
  • The Ionian Sea through the Strait of Messina
  • The Sea of Sicily between Sicily and Tunisia.
• To the West:
  • The Sea of Sardinia between Sardinia and the Balearics.
  • The Balearic Sea between the Balearics and Spain.
  • The Gulf of Lyon off the coast of France.

Tyrrhenian Sea