Ligurian Sea

The Ligurian Sea is part of the Mediterranean Sea between the islands of Corsica and Elba in the south coast and the Riviera (Liguria ) of northern Italy and Monaco in the north.

Genoa and La Spezia are the main ports on the Ligurian Sea, which merges into the Tyrrhenian Sea to the southeast. The Gulf of Genoa on the Italian coast occupies the northern part of the 2,615 -meter-deep to the Ligurian Sea.

Conservation

For the protection of numerous marine mammals of the Ligurian Sea in 1999 by Italy and France as Specially Protected Area of Mediterranean Importance ( SPAMI ) was classified. Under this classification system the Whale Sanctuary was established. This has an area of ​​approximately 84,000 square kilometers and is bordered by the Côte d' Azur, the regions of Liguria and Tuscany and the northern tip of Sardinia.

Depth

The deepest part of the Ligurian Sea is located in the Gulf of Genoa, which is a part of the Ligurian Sea, about 2,615 feet below the water surface.

Expansion

The Ligurian Sea is bounded to the north of the coast of the Riviera in Italy and Monaco. In the east it borders the Italian Tuscany. In the south, belonging to France, Corsica and belongs to Italy Elba island limit the sea. In the southeast of the ocean merges into the Tyrrhenian Sea. The distance from Monaco to the northern tip of Corsica, the Cap Corse is around 160 kilometers.

Of all the rivers Arno is open into the Ligurian Sea, the best known. It rises on the mountain Monte Falterona in Italy and flows for a distance of 240 kilometers against the Ligurian Sea. There he opens near Pisa.

Ports

The most important ports on the Ligurian Sea are Genoa and La Spezia. Operate ferries from Piombino to Elba.

History

On the coast of the Ligurian Sea lies both be enjoyed Rapallo. Here, the Treaty of Rapallo was signed between the German Reich and the Soviet Russia on 16 April 1922. On the German side of the contract by the German Foreign Minister Walther Rathenau was signed, which a few months later was the victim of a politically motivated assassination.

Also, found in the vicinity of the small rocky island Meloria - a few kilometers from Livorno located - two major naval battles take place: in 1241 defeated the fleet of Emperor Frederick II, the fleet of Pisa and Genoa. The second battle was the largest naval battle of the Middle Ages and was held in 1284 between Genoa and Pisa, it ended with a victory of the Genoese.