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The Strait of Sicily (also known as Sicilian Strait, Sicilian Channel, Channel of Sicily, Sicilian Narrows and Pantelleria Channel; (イタリア語:Canale di Sicilia or the Stretto di Sicilia); ) is the strait between Sicily and Tunisia.〔''Strait of Sicily'', Britannica Atlas, Encyclopedia Britannica, Chicago (U.S.A.), 1989. Page 36, Geographic coordinates 37.20N 11.20E.〕〔Scott C. Truver (1980), ''The Strait of Gibraltar and the Mediterranean'', Springer, 1st edition.〕 The strait is about wide and divides the Tyrrhenian Sea and the western Mediterranean Sea, from the eastern Mediterranean Sea. The maximum depth is . Deep currents in the strait flow from east to west, and the current nearer the surface travels from west to east. This unusual water flow is of interest to oceanographers. There are regular ferries between Sicily and Tunis across the Strait of Sicily The island of Pantelleria lies in the middle of the strait. ==See also== * Italy–Tunisia Delimitation Agreement 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Strait of Sicily」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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