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Fata Morgana A Fata Morgana of the glittering surface of the sea on the horizon.

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Fata Morgana, mirage that appeared periodically in the Strait of Messina between Italy and Sicily, named in Italian after the legendary enchantress of Arthurian romance, Morgan le Fay.

This article was most recently revised and updated by John M. Cunningham.