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La Verde (river)

Coordinates: 38°03′29″N 16°08′54″E / 38.0581°N 16.1484°E / 38.0581; 16.1484
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La Verde
Map
Location
CountryItaly
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMontalto
MouthIonian Sea
 • coordinates
38°03′29″N 16°08′54″E / 38.0581°N 16.1484°E / 38.0581; 16.1484
Basin size117 km2 (45 sq mi)

La Verde (possibly Ancient Greek: Καϊκῖνος, romanizedKaïkinos)[1] is an Italian river whose source is on Montalto in the Aspromonte National Park, in Calabria, southern Italy.[2] From there, the river flows southeast and then flows east before emptying into the Ionian Sea north of Cape Bruzzano. It has a drainage basin of 117 square kilometres (45 sq mi).[3]

References

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  1. ^ Richard J.A. Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World: Map-By-Map Directory. Vol. I. Princeton, NJ and Oxford, UK: Princeton University Press. p. 698. ISBN 0691049459.
  2. ^ The Times (2003), Comprehensive Atlas of the World Eleventh Edition, Times Books, Plate 78 (K7).
  3. ^ Caratteristiche bacino e sottobacini. La Verde