Capo Colonna

27.8°C Water temp · Jul 23

Italy Coastal 1 - Excellent 27.8°C

Satellite image of CAPO COLONNA — Satellite image © Esri

Capo Colonna is a coastal bathing area in Crotone, Calabria, featuring a sandy-pebbly beach with a terraced coastline. The seabed has a gentle slope of 1.7% from the shoreline to 5 metres depth, with sediment grain sizes ranging from 0.13 to 2 millimetres.

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Water

Coastal waters. Bathing area extends 1.97 square kilometres. Average seabed slope from shoreline to 5-metre depth is 1.7%. Sediment grain sizes range from 0.13 to 2 millimetres.

Location

Located in the municipality of Crotone, province of Crotone, Calabria. The area faces agricultural territories to the south in the Crotone municipality.

Water Quality

Not classified (newly established monitoring point). No specific measures are currently active.

Risks

Short-term pollution events are characterised by surface runoff from agricultural areas. No anomalous situations have been recorded. Cyanobacteria proliferation has not occurred in the past four years. Macroalgae, phytoplankton, and potentially toxic species proliferation have not been recorded.