Ligurian Sea

The Ligurian Sea is a part of the Mediterranean Sea between the Italian Riviera, Corsica, and the northern coast of Tuscany.

Mediterranean Sea: A sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean and nearly enclosed by Europe, Africa, and Asia. The Ligurian Sea is one of its northwestern basins.
Ligurian Current: A cyclonic surface current that flows around the Ligurian Sea, generally westward along the northern coast. It carries water along the basin’s coastal arc.
Pelagos Sanctuary: An international marine protected area in the northwestern Mediterranean established to protect marine mammals. It includes waters of the Ligurian Sea and neighboring basins.
Ligurian Sea tsunami of 1887: A tsunami generated by the 1887 Ligurian earthquake that affected the coasts of Italy and France. It shows the destructive coastal effects of earthquakes beneath this sea.
Italian Riviera: The coastal region of Liguria in northwestern Italy, stretching along the Gulf of Genoa. Its coastline forms the sea’s eastern and southern Italian margin.
Western Mediterranean circulation: The system of currents and water-mass exchanges in the western Mediterranean Sea. The Ligurian current is one component of this broader circulation.
Cetaceans of the Mediterranean Sea: Whales and dolphins inhabiting the Mediterranean Sea, including fin whales and striped dolphins. The sea’s productive waters support several resident and visiting cetacean species.
Ligurian Sea earthquake of 1887: A major earthquake off the Ligurian coast on February 23, 1887, which caused severe damage and a tsunami. The event revealed the seismic hazard along the sea’s northern margin.
Corsica: A French island in the western Mediterranean, southeast of mainland France and west of Italy. The island bounds the Ligurian Sea to the southwest.
Ligurian Front: A boundary between coastal and offshore waters in the Ligurian Sea, associated with strong gradients in temperature and plankton. This front structures biological productivity in the sea’s surface waters.

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