Cape Carbonara (Italian: ''Capo Carbonara'', Sardinian: ''Cabo Crabonaxa'') is a

promontory A promontory is a raised mass of land that projects into a lowland or a body of water (in which case it is a peninsula). Most promontories either are formed from a hard ridge of rock that has resisted the erosive forces that have removed the s ...

on the southeastern tip of

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, Italy, which forms the eastern end of the

Gulf of Cagliari "Sella del Diavolo" (Devil's saddle) promontory seen from the Poetto beach near Cagliari. The Golfo di Cagliari (, ), also known as Golfo degli Angeli () is a large bay in southern Sardinia, Italy, facing the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is enclosed betwe ...

. Together with the nearby Cavoli Island and Serpentara Island, it is included in the Italian National Marine Park of Capo Carbonara (Italian: ''Area Marina Protetta''). It is situated within the communal territory of

Villasimius Villasimius (; ), is a (municipality) in the Province of South Sardinia in the Italian region of Sardinia, located about east of Cagliari. History Due to its strategically important site, Villasimius' territory was inhabited since prehistoric ...

, c. 6 km from the town's center. The promontory has a length of some 3.5 km and a maximum width of 1.8 km. Sights include the remains of a fortress on the western side, and the beaches Punta Molentis, Is Traias and Porto Giunco, as well as the Stagno di Notteri with a colony of pink

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s along the Tyrrhenian Sea on the eastern side. The promontory also has a

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, run by the

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Climate

The Climate is warm and

semi-arid A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a aridity, dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below Evapotranspiration#Potential evapotranspiration, potential evapotranspiration, but not as l ...

, classified as ''BSh'' in

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, with low precipitation throughout the year. It is considered the driest region in Italy.

References

External links

Capo Carbonara Protected Area official website
* {{Coord, 39, 6, 18, N, 9, 30, 53, E, display=title Landforms of Sardinia Headlands of Italy Tourist attractions in Sardinia