{"id":108792,"date":"2026-06-19T12:59:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T07:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=108792"},"modified":"2026-06-19T13:05:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T07:35:04","slug":"strait-of-messina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/strait-of-messina\/","title":{"rendered":"Strait of Messina"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Strait of Messina Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Japan&#8217;s Prime Minister emphasized bilateral cooperation in the ambitious plan to build a bridge across Italy&#8217;s Strait of Messina recently. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Strait of Messina<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>narrow water body<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/mediterranean-sea\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Mediterranean Sea<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in <\/span><b>southern Italy.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an example of a <\/span><b>strait<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that <\/span><b>runs through a country.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It <\/span><b>separates mainland Italy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><b>island of Sicily.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is named after the<\/span><b> city of Messina,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> located on the <\/span><b>northeastern tip of Sicily.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a 32 km-long strait that <\/span><b>connects <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the <\/span><b>Tyrrhenian Sea in the north <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with the<\/span><b> Ionian Sea in the south.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Both are <\/span><b>parts of the larger Mediterranean Sea.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At its narrowest point, the strait is about 3.1 kilometers wide.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The strait is generally <\/span><b>narrow and shallow<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with an average depth of 90 m, and is 250 m deep at the deepest point.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The waters of the strait are known for <\/span><b>strong currents, whirlpools, and tidal flows<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The strait was greatly <\/span><b>feared by sailors in antiquit<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">y, mainly because of the <\/span><b>rocks and whirlpools <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">known as<\/span><b> Scylla and Charybdis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which were <\/span><b>personified as female monsters in Greek mythology.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a unique marine ecosystem due to its strong water currents.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>alternating and intense curren<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">t, <\/span><b>abundant phosphorus and nitrogen<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and low water temperature support <\/span><b>abundant and diverse species.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>migratory route used by fish and other species to access the Mediterranean Sea<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every year, s<\/span><b>everal bird species pass <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">through the strait to their breeding grounds in Europe. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devdiscourse.com\/article\/international\/3935204-bridging-dreams-japan-and-italys-joint-venture-in-messina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DEVD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Strait of Messina is a narrow water body in the Mediterranean Sea in southern Italy. 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