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Encyclopedia > Sangro
Sangro
Origin Monte Morrone del Diavolo (1,602 m), Pescasseroli
Mouth Adriatic
Basin countries Italy
Length 122 km
Source elevation 1,441 m
Avg. discharge (at Ateleta) 9.2 m³/s (at the mouth) c. 20 m³/s
Basin area 1,545 km²

The Sangro is a river in eastern central Italy, known ancient times as Sagrus. River Wey near its source at Farringdon, Hampshire Headstream is the origin of water flow that initiates the subject watercourse. ... The Adriatic Sea is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea separating the Apennine peninsula (Italy) from the Balkan peninsula, and the system of the Apennine Mountains from that of the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges. ... A drainage basin is the area within the drainage basin divide (blue outline), and drains the surface runoff and river discharge (green lines) of a contiguous area. ... River Wey near its source at Farringdon, Hampshire Headstream is the origin of water flow that initiates the subject watercourse. ... In hydrology, the discharge of a river is the volume of water transported by it in a certain amount of time. ... For other uses, see River (disambiguation). ...

The mouth of the Sangro
The mouth of the Sangro

It rises in the Abruzzo National Park in the Apennine Mountains, before flowing northeast through Castel di Sangro, Ateleta, Quadri, and Villa Santa Maria, before flowing into the Lago di Sangro. From there it flows northeast and joins the Aventino River, and thence into the Adriatic Sea south of Punta Cavelluccio. The Apennine Mountains (Greek: Απεννινος; Latin: Appenninus--in both cases used in the singular; Italian: Appennini) is a mountain range stretching 1000 km from the north to the south of Italy along its east coast, traversing the entire peninsula, and forming, as it were, the backbone of the country. ... Castel di Sangro is a city of 5. ... Ateleta is a comune and town in the Province of LAquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy Abruzzo · Communes of the province of LAquila Categories: | ... Quadri is a comune and town in the Province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region of Italy Abruzzo · Communes of the province of Chieti Categories: | ... Villa Santa Maria is a town and commune in the province of Chieti, in the region of Abruzzo of southern Italy. ... A satellite image of the Adriatic Sea. ...




See also

en:Sangro The Winter Line was a series of German military fortifications in Italy, constructed during World War II by Organisation Todt. ...


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Castel di Sangro (361 words)
In questa pagina alcune foto, sia della linea FS Sulmona - Castel di Sangro - Carpinone, sia della linea Castel di Sangro - Lanciano, gestita dalla Società Ferrovia Sangritana Srl.
La linea Castel di Sangro - Lanciano è elettrificata con tensione di 3000 V CC.
Ancora Castel di Sangro FS: l'ALn 668 3338 del DL di Sulmona è pronta a partire dal binario 1 direzione Isernia il 17-08-01
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