Marina Grande - Lato Est

23.8°C Water temp · Jun 7

Italy Coastal 3 - Sufficient 23.8°C

Satellite image of MARINA GRANDE - LATO EST — Satellite image © Esri

Marina Grande - lato Est is a bathing area in Sorrento featuring both sandy and rocky sections. The coastline consists of steep rocky slopes with a small gorge formation at the centre, protected by perpendicular and parallel boulder cliffs that shelter a small sandy beach on the right side of the area.

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Water

Coastal bathing water with rocky and sandy characteristics. The area features steep subvertical slopes with rock cliffs and a small sandy beach.

Location

Sorrento, Province of Naples, Campania region. The bathing water monitoring point is located at coordinates approximately 40.6278°N, 14.3663°E.

Water Quality

Water quality classification is Sufficient (based on 2020-2021-2022-2023 monitoring data). Wastewater from Sorrento is treated at the Marina Grande wastewater treatment plant, which is monitored by ARPAC under Legislative Decree 152/06.

Risks

Identified potential pollution sources include the Neffola stream (coordinates 40.6278°N, 14.3663°E), the Marina Grande overflow weir (coordinates 40.6282°N, 14.3672°E) located between two monitoring points, and three submarine pipelines: B1 (coordinates 40.6328°N, 14.3677°E), A (coordinates 40.6326°N, 14.3658°E), and B2 (coordinates 40.6315°N, 14.3658°E).