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The origin of the name Arbatax is uncertain. According to german linuist Max Leopold Wagner, it is derived from an Arabic word, which means "14th Tower", and refers to the nearby watchtower built by the Spaniards to protect the territory from the incursion of Arab pirates.
Tortolì is situated on the eastern coast of Sardinia. Its port and greatest hamlet is Arbatax, which has also an airport that once connected it to continental Italy and the European continent.
The first BBC weather forecast was a shipping forecast, broadcast on the radio on behalf of the Met Office on 14 November 1922, and the first daily weather forecast was broadcast on 26 March 1923. In 1936, the BBC experimented with the world's first televised weather maps, brought into practice in 1949 after World War II. The map filled the ...
The airport was built in the 60's, with a grass runway, as logistical and technical support for the near Arbatax paper mill. The mill closed in 1986. The mill closed in 1986. In 1975, a 1,188-metre (3,898 ft) [ 2 ] asphalt runway, a hangar and a control tower were built.
Meteo may refer to: The spelling, without accents, of Météo; Meteo (film), a 1989 Hungarian film; Meteo, an asteroid belt in the Star Fox series of video games; Meteo, a magic spell in some of the Final Fantasy video games; Meteo, a destructive planet in the video game Meteos; METEO System, a machine translation system for weather bulletins