Slackliner successfully crosses 3.6km Messina Strait - and misses out on world record by 80m
Jaan Roose, 32, has previously made sporting history as the only athlete ever to complete a double backflip on a slackline.
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Strait of Messina
Strait between Calabria and Sicilia, Italy
The Strait of Messina is a narrow strait between the eastern tip of Sicily and the western tip of Calabria in Southern Italy. It connects the Tyrrhenian Sea to the north with the Ionian Sea to the south, within the central Mediterranean. At its narrowest point, between Torre Faro and Villa San Giovanni, it is 3.1 km (1.9 mi) wide. At the city of Messina, it is 5.1 km (3.2 mi) wide. The strait's maximum depth is about 250 m (820 ft).
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