[2] The Tyrrhenian Sea also includes a number of smaller islands like Capri, Elba, Ischia, and Ustica.

The Tyrrhenian Sea is situated near where the African and Eurasian Plates meet; therefore mountain chains and active volcanoes, such as Mount Marsili, are found in its depths.

The eight Aeolian Islands and Ustica are located in the southern part of the sea, north of Sicily.

[5] The Tyrrhenian Sea is a back-arc basin that formed due to the rollback of the Calabrian slab towards South-East during the Neogene.

[14] In Greek mythology, it is believed that the cliffs above the Tyrrhenian Sea housed the four winds kept by Aeolus.