Libeccio Explained

The libeccio (; Leveche pronounced as /it/; lebić pronounced as /lěbitɕ/; Catalan; Valencian: llebeig in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /ʎəˈβɛtʃ/; Maltese: Lbiċ; Greek, Modern (1453-);: λίβας in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /ˈlivas/; Occitan (post 1500);: labech in Occitan (post 1500); pronounced as /laˈβetʃ/) 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 16km (10miles) inland.

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