Gallicum/Taphros Fretum

natural · 30 BC – 2100 AD

The modern Strait of Bonifacio separates the Tyrrhenian Sea from the western Mediterranean Sea. The strait measures 11 km (6.8 miles) in width.

Coordinates
41.30847, 9.26086
Also known as
Bocche di Bonifacio (it), Bocche di Bonifacio, Bonifacio (Bocche di) (it), Gallicum, Straits of Bonifacio (en), Straits of Bonifacio (en), Taphros Fretum (la), fretum Taphros (la)
Dating
attested

Sources

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