The is a funnel-shaped arm of sea that connects the in the south to the to the north. The width of the strait varies from a maximum of approximately 16 km (9.9 miles), between Capo d'Alì in and Punta Pellaro in, to a minimum of approximately 3 km (1.9 miles) between Capo Peloro in Sicily and Torre Cavallo in Calabria. A similar distance separates Pezzo and Ganzirr.