Q. Consider the following statements about the Tyrrhenian Sea:
1.It is bordered by the Italian peninsula to the east and the islands of Corsica and Sardinia to the west.
2.It is connected to the Ionian Sea through the Strait of Messina.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: B
Notes:
Explanations:
- Statement 1 is correct: The Tyrrhenian Sea is a marginal sea of the Mediterranean located off the western coast of Italy. It is bounded by the regions of Tuscany, Lazio, Campania, Basilicata, and Calabria (the Italian peninsula) to the east, Sicily to the south, and the islands of Corsica and Sardinia to the west.
- Statement 2 is correct: The Strait of Messina is a narrow passage that separates the island of Sicily from the Italian mainland (Calabria), and it explicitly connects the Tyrrhenian Sea to the northwest with the Ionian Sea to the southeast.
