The Augusta Bay is located on the east coast of
Sicily,
Italy, about 270
nm south-southeast of
Naples.
[Augusta Bay Port Facility ]
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It is the location of the Augusta Bay Port Facility which supports the Sixth Fleet
The Sixth Fleet is a numbered fleet of the United States Navy operating as part of United States Naval Forces Europe. The Sixth Fleet is headquartered at Naval Support Activity Naples, Italy. The officially stated mission of the Sixth Fleet in ...
of the US Navy. The facility is distributed among Porto Megarese, Porto Xifonio and Seno del Priolo.[
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See also
*Augusta-Priolo
The petrochemical complex of Augusta-Priolo (called ''Polo petrolchimico siracusano'' in Italian) is a vast industrialized coastal area in eastern Sicily including the territory of the municipalities of Augusta, Priolo Gargallo and Melilli. Main ...
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Augusta Port
Landforms of Sicily
Bays of Italy
Ports and harbours of Italy
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