Zona 179General information - Location
| Country | Italy | | Location in country | Center | | Location in Europe | South Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 15.6188,Lat: 41.0045  |
| Elevation | 544 meter above sea level | | Local time | 1:22:40am |
| Name province/region (Regione) | Basilicata | | Wiki-website Subregion (Provincia) | Potenza | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Melfi |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Roma | Italy | 279 km | 
WestNorthWest
| | 2 Città del Vaticano | 
Vatican-city | 283 km |
WestNorthWest
| | 3 Podgorica | 
Montenegro | 344 km | 
EastNorthEast
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 58 km (direction NorthNorthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Southern Appenines coastal: Ofanto, Fortore, Tri*, part of the larger catchment area Southern Appenines. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Lago di San Pietro (0.5 km2 at a height of around 406 meter above sea level) at a distance of 9.5 km in Western direction).
The nearest mountain is Monte Vulture with a height of 1327 meter (at a distance of 6.2 km and direction SouthSouthEast).
The most nearby international border is the
Croatian-Bosnian border with a straight distance of 269.2 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 377 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 46%, low mountains: 52%, moderate high mountains: 2%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). 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 Naples International Airport (at a distance of 113 km and direction West).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Foggia Gino Lisa Airport (at a distance of 48 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
17.2 km2 |
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| Nature |
4.4 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
53.7 km2 |
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| Urban area |
2.8 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Zona 179 in country Italy
Zona 179 at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
| Sitename |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| Monte Vulture | IT | 4 km | 
SouthSouthEast
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Social media - Maps
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