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scape and absence of beaches. 2. THE MAIN GEOMORPHOSITES OF THE EGADI
Also Marettimo, the most mountainous of the ISLANDS
Egadi Islands, has practically no beaches. From the
geological standpoint, it is older than the other two The main geomorphosites identified on each
islands, since it is mostly composed of Triassic-Lias island are here below illustrated with progressive num-
limestones and dolostones (Incandela, 1996). Because bers, with reference to the map in Fig. 1.
of its position in the open sea, surrounded by a deep
sea floor, Marettimo is often windswept and pounded 2.1 Isle of Favignana
by westerly and northerly breakers. As a consequence, The excursion starts from the south, from the
this island has a much more jagged coastline than “Scindo Passo” cliff, where a long vertical rock wall of
Levanzo and Favignana. tectonic origin is found. This area is characterised by

Fig. 1 – Schematic geological map of the Egadi Islands. Numbers refer to the geomorphosites listed in the text.
Cartina geologico-schematica delle isole Egadi: i numeri si riferiscono ai geomorfositi elencati nel testo.