Tavignano

Tavignano
Tavignano
Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	central Corsica
Mouth
• location	Tyrrhenian Sea
• coordinates	42°6′13″N 9°32′56″E / 42.10361°N 9.54889°ECoordinates: 42°6′13″N 9°32′56″E / 42.10361°N 9.54889°E
Length	89 km (55 mi)

The Tavignano is a river on the island of Corsica, France. It is 88.9 km (55.2 mi) long.^[1] Its source is in the mountainous middle of the island, south of Monte Cinto. It flows generally east, through Corte. It ends in the Tyrrhenian Sea near Aléria. Its entire course is in the Haute-Corse département.^[1]^[2] In antiquity the river was known as the Rhotanus or Ῥότανος.^[3]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Le Tavignano (Y9--0200)".
^ United States. Hydrographic Office (1917). Mediterranean Pilot: The coast of France and Italy from Cape Cabère to Cape Spartivento, together with the Tuscan archipelago, Islands of Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, and the Maltese Islands. Hydrographic Office under the authority of the secretary of the navy. pp. 327–.
^ Dyson, S., R. Talbert, S. Gillies, T. Elliott, J. Becker. "Places: 472122 (Rhotanos (river))". Pleiades. Retrieved March 12, 2015.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

External links[]

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[sandre-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Le Tavignano (Y9--0200)".

[Office1917-2] United States. Hydrographic Office (1917). Mediterranean Pilot: The coast of France and Italy from Cape Cabère to Cape Spartivento, together with the Tuscan archipelago, Islands of Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, and the Maltese Islands. Hydrographic Office under the authority of the secretary of the navy. pp. 327–.

[3] Dyson, S., R. Talbert, S. Gillies, T. Elliott, J. Becker. "Places: 472122 (Rhotanos (river))". Pleiades. Retrieved March 12, 2015.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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