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Spiaggia Nera
Maratea · Italy
The short version, from the cited sources
A narrow dark grey-black shore on the short Tyrrhenian coast of Basilicata, below steep limestone mountains. The dark sand and shingle come from volcanic material rather than the surrounding limestone, which is why the beach stands out along this coast.
- Country
- Italy (IT)
- Region
- Europe
- Sand
- Black
- Water
- Clear and deep, sheltered tyrrhenian
- Administrative area
- Basilicate
- Timezone
- Europe/Rome
- Source family
- GeoNames
- Source updated
- 2018-09-27
Names in the record
Spiaggia Nera
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Source position
39.97163, 15.72296
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Direct provenance
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- GeoNames Gazetteer ExtractGeoNames ↗
Beach features T.BCH and T.BCHS from the dated global dump; supplied as-is by GeoNames.
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