With strong NW winds, violent gusts blow down from this cape. Golfo degli Aranci (40°59'N., 9°37'E.) is bounded on the NE side by the peninsula of which Capo Figari is the E extremity. Anchorage by commercial vessels can be taken, in a designated area, within this gulf, sheltered from NE and NW winds. The bottom is mostly mud and weed with good holding ground. However, strong SE winds send in a heavy sea and storms from the N and E cause a considerable swell in the roadstead. During offshore winds, which are prevalent in winter, the water level in the gulf may be lowered.

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