Messina (/mɛˈsiːnə/ mess-EE-nə, US also /mɪˈ-/ miss-; Italian: [mesˈsiːna] ; Sicilian: Missina [mɪsˈsiːna]) is a harbour city and the capital of the Italian...
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Strait of Messina Bridge (Italian: Ponte sullo stretto di Messina) is a planned 3.6-kilometre suspension bridge across the Strait of Messina, connecting...
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The epicentre was in the Strait of Messina which separates Sicily from the Italian mainland. The cities of Messina and Reggio Calabria were almost completely...
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The Stretto di Messina S.p.A. company was established in 1981 in implementation of law no. 1158/1971 of the Italian government to design, build and manage...
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The Messina Chasmata /mɛˈsiːnə ˈkæzmətə/ are the largest canyon or system of canyons on the surface of the Uranian moon Titania, named after a location...
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Apulia 10. Catania, Sicily 11. Verona, Veneto 12. Venice, Veneto 13. Messina, Sicily 14. Padua, Veneto 15. Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia 16. Brescia...
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Mediterranean climate. It is separated from Calabria by the Strait of Messina. It is one of the five Italian autonomous regions and is generally considered...
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Messinian evaporite (category Regional geology)
Messinian evaporite deposit is a geological deposit of evaporites which was found on Sicily and named after the city of Messina. It was later found to underlie...
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Calabria (redirect from Geology of Calabria)
by Basilicata to the north, the Ionian Sea to the east, the Strait of Messina to the southwest, which separates it from Sicily, and the Tyrrhenian Sea...
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Canyon (redirect from Gorge (geology))
cliffs resulting from weathering and the erosive activity of a river over geologic time scales. Rivers have a natural tendency to cut through underlying surfaces...
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Railway network of Sicily (section Messina)
region) began: the Messina-Catania-Siracusa railway, fully activated in 1871, and completed in a much shorter time than the Palermo-Messina. The Palermo-Catania...
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Troina, Nicosia, Mistretta, and a number of other towns in the province of Messina. Much of the mountains are covered by thick forests of cork trees on the...
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Arthurian legend). These mirages are often seen in the Italian Strait of Messina, and were described as fairy castles in the air or false land conjured...
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The geology of North America is a subject of regional geology and covers the North American continent, the third-largest in the world. Geologic units...
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the main belt JPL · 12115 12117 Meagmessina 1999 JT60 Meagan Elizabeth Messina (born 1985), an ISEF awardee in 2002 JPL · 12117 12118 Mirotsin 1999 NC9...
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the Princess of Piombino from Messina, Sicily Giovanni Arduino (1714–1795), known as the “father of Italian Geology”; Dorsum Arduino, a wrinkle ridge...
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Mount Etna (section Geological history)
Sicily, Italy, in the Metropolitan City of Catania, between the cities of Messina and Catania. It is located above the convergent plate margin between the...
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rocks, walking rocks, rolling stones, and moving rocks) are part of the geological phenomenon in which rocks move and inscribe long tracks along a smooth...
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Tyrrhenian Sea (section Geology)
defines the limits of the Tyrrhenian Sea as follows: In the Strait of Messina: A line joining the North extreme of Cape Paci (15°42′E) with the East...
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; Sgattoni G.; Valensise G. "1908 12 28, 04:20:27 Calabria meridionale-Messina (Italy)". CFTI5 Catalogue of Strong Earthquakes in Italy (461 BC – 1997)...
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900 Phalaborwa: 30,126 Soutpansberg (main town Louis Trichardt): 35,839 Messina: 22,959 Pietersburg: 64,207 Potgietersrus: 69,571 Waterberg (main town...
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brief half-life in geological terms. He also dealt with crystal chemistry and petrography. He was a member of the Academies of Messina, Palermo and Catania...
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Zanclean (category Geological ages)
It is named after Zancle, the pre-Roman name for the Italian city of Messina on Sicily. The base of the Zanclean (and the Pliocene Series) lies with...
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believed to be giant rift valley systems, most notably the 1492 km long Messina Chasma on Titania, 622 km Kachina Chasmata on Ariel, Verona Rupes on Miranda...
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Island. Phil Stoffer and Paula Messina (CUNY), "The Transient Atlantic Shoreline" Garvies Point Museum and Reserve: the Geology of Long Island Wikimedia Commons...
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then living in poverty. Attilio was the son of a wealthy timber grower in Messina, who purchased land in New Jersey. Williams grew up in the Little Italy...
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List of earthquakes in Italy (section Geology)
earthquake 1908 Messina earthquake 1976 Friuli earthquake 1980 Irpinia earthquake 2009 L'Aquila earthquake 2016 Central Italy earthquake Geology portal Italy...
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Mount Umunhum (section Geology)
crust in California coast ranges. US Geological Survey Professional Paper, 700, C70-C81. Stoffer, P. W. and Messina, P. (2002). Field-Trip Guide to the...
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; Sgattoni G.; Valensise G. "1908 12 28, 04:20:27 Calabria meridionale-Messina (Italy)". CFTI5 Catalogue of Strong Earthquakes in Italy (461 BC – 1997)...
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