Ligurian Sea

arm of the Mediterranean Sea

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The Ligurian Sea is a body of water that forms part of the Mediterranean Sea, located off the coast of northwestern Italy and southeastern France. It serves as an important maritime passage and fishing ground in the Mediterranean region.

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Instance of: marginal sea
Part of: Mediterranean Sea
Has part: Gulf of Genoa
Country: Monaco
Image: Pietra Ligure - spiaggia e Mar Ligure (5).jpg

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inflows: Arno
Commons category: Ligurian Sea
topic's main category: Category:Ligurian Sea
vertical depth: 2569
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
basin country: Monaco

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Encyclopedic overview

The Ligurian Sea The Ligurian Sea: in red the border according to International Hydrographic Organization, in blue the border according to Istituto Idrografico della Marina

The Ligurian Sea is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea. It lies between the Italian Riviera (Liguria) and the island of Corsica. The sea is thought to have been named after the ancient Ligures people.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ligurian Sea” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.