Tyrrhenian Sea

Tyrrhenian Sea
Tyrrhenian Sea.
Location	Mediterranean Sea
Coordinates	40°N 12°E / 40°N 12°E / 40; 12Coordinates: 40°N 12°E / 40°N 12°E / 40; 12
Type	Sea
Basin countries	France, Italy
Surface area	275,000 km2 (106,200 sq mi)
Average depth	2,000 m (6,562 ft)
Max. depth	3,785 m (12,418 ft)

The Tyrrhenian Sea (/tᵻˈriːniən ˈsiː/; Corsican: Mari Tirrenu, French: Mer Tyrrhénienne [mɛʁ tiʁenjɛn], Italian: Mar Tirreno [mar tirˈrɛːno], Neapolitan: Mar Tirreno, Sardinian: Mare Tirrenu, Sicilian: Mari Tirrenu) is part of the Mediterranean Sea off the western coast of Italy. It is named for the Tyrrhenian people, identified since the 6th century BCE with the Etruscans of Italy.

The sea is bounded by the islands of Corsica and Sardinia (to the west), the Italian peninsula (regions of Tuscany, Lazio, Campania, Basilicata, and Calabria) to the east, and the island of Sicily (to the south).