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Faraglioni

Italian term used to refer to rock stacks

Faraglioni
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Italian term used to refer to rock stacks

Faraglioni di Scopello, on the north coast of [[Castellammare del Golfo
Faraglioni in Zagare Bay, [[Gargano National Park]], [[Apulia

In Italian, faraglioni (; ; singular in both languages) are stacks, coastal and oceanic rock formations eroded by waves.

The word may be derived from the Greek ** or Latin ("lighthouse") and is cognate with the Spanish .

They are found at the coasts of several regions of Italy:

Apulia ''faraglioni''

In the Apulia region, examples of faraglioni can be found along the Adriatic coast of the Salento peninsula: Le Due Sorelle (The Two Sisters) in Torre Dell'Orso and the Faraglioni di Sant'Andrea. On the Gargano peninsula, there are two faraglioni in Zagare Bay near Mattinata that are protected within Gargano National Park.

Capri {{lang|it|faraglioni}}

Main article: Faraglioni di Capri

In the Campania region, there are three famous faraglioni in the Bay of Naples, off the island of Capri. Part of the Campanian Archipelago, they are named:

  • Stella, connected to the island; 109 m high.
  • Mezzo; 82 m high.
  • Scopolo (or Fuori); 106 m high. The blue lizard or lucertola azzurra (Podarcis siculus coeruleus) is endemic to this faraglione.

Formation of faraglione

to be updated--

References

References

  1. "faraglióne (ant. o region. fariglióne)".
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