Libeccio

The winds of the Mediterranean
Tramontane Gregale Levante Sirocco Ostro Libeccio Ponente Mistral

The libeccio (/lɪˈbɛtʃioʊ/; Leveche Italian: [liˈbettʃo]; Serbo-Croatian: lebić [lěbitɕ]; Catalan: llebeig [ʎəˈβɛtʃ]; Maltese: Lbiċ; Greek: λίβας [ˈlivas]; Occitan: labech [laˈβetʃ])^[a] is the westerly or south-westerly wind which predominates in northern Corsica all year round; it frequently raises high seas and may give violent westerly squalls. In summer it is most persistent, but in winter it alternates with the Tramontane (north-east or north). The word libeccio is Italian, coming from Greek through Latin, and originally means "Libyan".

The direction of the Libeccio is mostly from south-east, south or south-west, and it occurs along the coast from Cabo de Gata to Cap de la Nau, and even beyond Málaga for a distance of some 16 kilometres (10 mi) inland.^[1]

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^ Also known in some local variants as garbin (Catalan: garbí [ɡəɾˈβi]; Greek: γαρμπής [ɡarˈbis]; Italian: garbino [ɡarˈbiːno]; Serbo-Croatian: garbin [ɡǎrbiːn]; Spanish: garbino, garbín [ɡaɾˈβin(o)]; Occitan: garbin [garˈβi]).

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^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Leveche". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 505.

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[1] Also known in some local variants as garbin (Catalan: garbí [ɡəɾˈβi]; Greek: γαρμπής [ɡarˈbis]; Italian: garbino [ɡarˈbiːno]; Serbo-Croatian: garbin [ɡǎrbiːn]; Spanish: garbino, garbín [ɡaɾˈβin(o)]; Occitan: garbin [garˈβi]).

[2] One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Leveche". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 505.

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Cardinal and ordinal directions	North Northeast East Southeast South Southwest West Northwest
The eight principal winds	Tramontane Gregale Levant Sirocco Ostro Libeccio Ponente Mistral

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