PlacaGeneral information - Location
| Country | Italy | | Location in country | 
South | | Location in Europe | South Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 15.7423,Lat: 37.9705  |
| Elevation | 510 meter above sea level | | Local time | 22:55:35pm |
| Name province/region (Regione) | Calabria | | Wiki-website Subregion (Provincia) | Reggio di Calabria | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Montebello Ionico |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Valletta | 
Malta | 254 km | 
SouthSouthWest
| | 2 Tirane | 
Albania | 514 km | 
NorthEast
| | 3 Roma | Italy | 514 km | 
NorthWest
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Ionian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is very close with only a distance of around 5 km (direction SouthSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Southern Appenines coastal: 2, part of the larger catchment area Southern Appenines. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Siderno Superiore (0.5 km2 at a height of around 74 meter above sea level) at a distance of 58.7 km in NorthEastern direction).
The nearest mountain is Monte Grosso with a height of 1307 meter (at a distance of 19.4 km and direction EastNorthEast).
The most nearby international border is the
Albanian-Greek border with a straight distance of 419.8 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 588 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 2%, low location: 26%, hill: 43%, low mountains: 28%, moderate high mountains: 2%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Catania-Fontanarossa Airport (at a distance of 82 km and direction SouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Reggio Calabria Airport (at a distance of 14 km in NorthWestern direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
4.4 km2 |
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| Nature |
25.6 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
41.8 km2 |
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| Urban area |
3 km2 |
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| Infrastructure |
0.6 km2 |
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| Rock-Sand |
1.7 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Placa in country Italy
Placa at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
| Sitename |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| Pentidattilo | IT | 1.9 km | 
EastSouthEast
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