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Punta Pezzo is a point in
Punta Pezzo is a point in Reggio Calabria
Reggio di Calabria (; ), commonly and officially referred to as Reggio Calabria, or simply Reggio by its inhabitants, is the List of cities in Italy, largest city in Calabria as well as the seat of the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria. As ...
, southern Italy
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. It is the closest point in Calabria to Sicily
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and the northernmost point of the Calabrian side of the Strait of Messina
The Strait of Messina (; ) is a narrow strait between the eastern tip of Sicily (Punta del Faro) and the western tip of Calabria (Punta Pezzo) in Southern Italy. It connects the Tyrrhenian Sea to the north with the Ionian Sea to the south, with ...
, lying on the northern channel.
Overview
The coasts of this sea area are crossed by very strong currents and the topography of the beaches varies from year to year due to powerful winter storms. It is located in the comune ofVilla San Giovanni
Villa San Giovanni () is a port city and a municipality in the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria of Calabria, Italy. In 2010 its population was 13,747 with a decrease of 2.5% until 2016 and in 2020 an increase of 3.7%. It is an important term ...
, about 13 km north of Reggio Calabria
Reggio di Calabria (; ), commonly and officially referred to as Reggio Calabria, or simply Reggio by its inhabitants, is the List of cities in Italy, largest city in Calabria as well as the seat of the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria. As ...
. Luigi Nostro, ''Notizie storiche e topografiche attorno a tutti i paesi del Cenideo, dall'antichissima Colonna Reggina sino alla più recente Villa San Giovanni'', pgg. 15-19
See also
* Punta Pezzo LighthouseReferences
{{calabria-geo-stub Landforms of Calabria Headlands of Italy Villa San Giovanni