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The northwestern corner

Itinerary1 - From Baglio Cofano to Cornino Bay

The western part of Sicily consists of carbonatic and dolomitic
rocks, overlapping a basal complex constituted by metaquartzites or
carbonatic sandstones and clays. One of the most attractive coastal
capes of NW Sicily is Mt. Cofano, mostly formed by Triassic lime-
stones and dolomites ascribed to the geolithological units Monte
Sparacio-Monte Cofano and Monte Speziale-Monte Palatimone. Bio-
clastic calcarenites and conglomerates of arenitic type are bordering
the carbonatic units of Mt. Cofano, reaching an elevation of 659 m.
The vascular flora of Mt. Cofano is currently estimated in 651 taxa (Gi-
anguzzi et al. 2005). The remarkable species richness is primarily related
to the topographic and bioclimatic diversity of Mt. Cofano. Moreover, its
geographical segregation promoted the survival of many biogeograph-