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ponente

Ponente is a term used in Italian and Spanish to designate the western side of something or the western direction. It is commonly paired with Levante, which designates the east or the eastern side. In geographic descriptions, Ponente and Levante provide a simple way to reference opposite sectors of a region, coast, or terrain. The word is also used in meteorology and navigation to indicate winds or currents that originate from the west.

In Italian geography, the Riviera di Ponente refers to the western coast of Liguria, running along the

In meteorology and sailing, ponente (or poniente in Spanish) denotes a west wind or a wind coming

See also: Levante, Riviera di Ponente, Riviera di Levante, west wind.

Ligurian
Sea
roughly
from
Genoa
toward
the
French
border.
This
contrasts
with
the
Riviera
di
Levante
to
the
east.
Beyond
this
regional
usage,
Ponente
appears
in
various
place
names
and
descriptions
in
Italian
and
Spanish
to
mark
western
parts
of
larger
areas.
from
the
west.
The
term
is
sometimes
used
in
weather
reports
and
nautical
contexts
to
indicate
the
direction
of
movement
of
air
and
weather
systems.