Golo (river)
Golo | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | central Corsica |
Mouth | |
• location | Tyrrhenian Sea |
• coordinates | 42°31′23″N 9°32′5″E / 42.52306°N 9.53472°ECoordinates: 42°31′23″N 9°32′5″E / 42.52306°N 9.53472°E |
Length | 89.4 km (55.6 mi) |
The Golo (Corsican: Golu) is the longest (89.4 kilometres (55.6 mi)) river on the island of Corsica, France.[1] Its source is in the mountainous middle of the island, south of Monte Cinto. It flows generally northeast, through Calacuccia and Ponte-Leccia, and ends in the Tyrrhenian Sea approximately 20 km south of Bastia, near the Bastia - Poretta Airport. Its entire course is in the Haute-Corse département.
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- Rivers of Corsica
- Rivers of Haute-Corse
- Drainage basins of the Tyrrhenian Sea
- Rivers of France
- Corsica geography stubs
- France river stubs