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The Strait of Messina No. 1
Strait of Messina, between Sicily and Calabria, Italy
38.188, 15.634 · Captured 2026-10-15
What’s in the download
- The file. Delivered instantly by email after checkout — lossless PNG print master, 4800×6000px, 300 DPI. Full file specs & Size Guide
- Found, not just downloaded. Each piece is chosen from millions of possible satellite captures. Only the few that clear a very high bar make it onto the site.
- Chosen and composed. The date, the season and the crop are picked for this one place, so it reads as a finished poster and not a raw tile.
- Finished for print. Enhanced and sized for 16×20, with the museum label (place, coordinates, capture date) built in.
- Ready to hang. One file, delivered instantly by email, and you can print it anywhere.
More details on canvas prints
- The canvas. 16×20 in (40.6×50.8 cm), gallery-wrapped, 3/4 in deep, with solid black sides. Hanging hardware is included, so it’s ready to hang straight out of the box. See it on a wall
- The museum label. Title, place, coordinates and capture date are printed on the canvas itself, exactly as pictured on this page.
- Made to order. Your canvas is printed after you check out and typically arrives 5–10 business days after a short production window.
- Shipping. Canada & the US, $19.99 (CAD), calculated at checkout. Full specs & Size Guide
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Canvas prints ship to Canada & the US, about 5–10 business days after a short production window — shipping is calculated at checkout. Full file specs & Size Guide
On 15 October 2026, Sentinel-2 looked down on the Strait of Messina, where the island of Sicily on the left nearly touches the toe of mainland Italy on the right. The channel is only about 3 kilometres across at its narrowest, and it widens into a deep blue funnel below. Ancient sailors told of the monsters Scylla and Charybdis lurking in these waters.
