Gioia Tauro Industrial Port is located on a large plain N of the town of Gioia Tauro, largely behind the original coastline, and extending N to the village of S Ferdinando and about 0. 8 mile inland. The suburbs of Gioia Tauro extend to the coast and the town is visible from a considerable distance seaward, except when within about 2 miles of the coast, when it is masked by trees, except from N and SW.