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Bay of Naples
The Bay of Naples is an inlet of the sea southern Tyrrhenian,
it's inclusive among the peninsula northwestern flegrea
(capo Miseno) and the peninsula southeast sorrentina (punta
Campanella). Considering the islands of the bay as an ideal
prolongation of the two peninsulas,the extreme borders of
the gulf can be wide up to Punta Imperatore, on the island
of Ischia and punta Carena on the island of Capri. Entirely
inclusive inside the gulf in Naples is the gulf of Pozzuoli,
among Capo Miseno and Capo Posillipo.
The sea streets of access to the gulf are four:
The channel of Procida,
between the island of Procida and the dry land (Mountain
of Procida);
The channel of Ischia, between Ischia and Vivara;
The Bocca Grande, the main entry between Ischia and Capri;
The Bocca Piccola, between Capri and Sorrento.
The shores of the gulf in Naples have been inhabited since
the prehistoric age;in Greek epoch and Roman important harbors
and city bloomed, here among which. Miseno, Cuma, Baia,
Puteoli (Pozzuoli), Ercolano, Pompei, Oplonti, Stabia.
Today the gulf is characterized
by a strong density housing and consequent pressure antropica
in its central part (essentially for the metropolitan area
of the city of Naples), while in it's layers estremalis
are found famous tourist places of world fame (Ischia, Capri,
Sorrento, ecc...).
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