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The Strait of Messina is a focal point in the migrations of birds every year, who mainly cross the strait to reach their breeding grounds in northern Europe. Due to this form of bottleneck more than 300 species are recorded in the area, which is a major European hot spot for raptors , with a record of 35,000 in one spring.
The Strait of Messina Bridge (Italian: Ponte sullo stretto di Messina) is a planned 3.6-kilometre suspension bridge across the Strait of Messina, connecting Torre Faro in Sicily with Villa San Giovanni on the Italian peninsula. [1]
Marathon swimming is a class of open water swimming defined by long distances, with 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) being the unofficially held minimum distance. Routes are typically geographically based or buoy based.
Long-distance swims tend to fall into one of two categories: (1) swims in which the start date and start time are chosen by the individual swimmer (often called solo-swims), and (2) swims that involve a group-start. Long-distance swimming is one of the events wherein there are women's records that beat men's records under equal conditions. [4]
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On the morning of Aug. 31, 2013, Nyad began what would become her successful journey across the Florida Strait, escorted by a 35-person team, according to the BBC's reporting at the time.
The abundant presence of marine fauna in the Straits, though noted by much earlier zoologists, was first effectively publicised by the Italian scientist Anastasio Cocco (1799–1854). Following this, in the second half of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century scientists from all Europe began to visit Messina for their studies.
Marine life of the Strait of Messina; 1908 Messina earthquake; P. Pylons of Messina This page was last edited on 12 December 2022, at 15:36 (UTC). ...