Submarine volcano in Balestrate


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In Balestrate, a few meters from the shore, there is an underwater volcano.
The submarine volcano of Balestrate, known by the locals as u fossu, is located about fifty meters from the shore, in front of the old boat dock. The volcano denounces its presence through the different color of the algae that surround it, through the temperature of the water, which is higher than the surrounding one, and through the presence of bubbles visible afloat on calm days.
According to the experts, yes it would perhaps be the underwater mouth of the Segesta river Crìmiso which later emerges in the thermal baths of the province of Trapani.

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