Cassibile (river)
Cassibile | ||
Cava Grande on the Cassibile |
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location | Sicily , Italy | |
source | Monte Porcari in the Monti Iblei | |
Source height | approx. 567 m | |
muzzle | at Avola in the Ionian Sea Coordinates: 36 ° 56 ′ 52 " N , 15 ° 11 ′ 24" E 36 ° 56 ′ 52 " N , 15 ° 11 ′ 24" E
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length | 30 km |
The Cassibile (Greek Κακύπαρις) is a river in Sicily .
course
It rises near Palazzolo Acreide on Monte Porcari in the Monti Iblei at an altitude of approx. 567 m and runs through the Free Consortium of Syracuse . It flows into the Mediterranean at Avola .
In its course the river created a gorge almost 10 km long and up to 250 m deep, the Cava Grande. The gorge northwest of the river mouth is characterized by waterfalls and small lakes. It has been declared a nature reserve Riserva naturale orientata Cavagrande del Cassibile .
literature
Sicily, Baedeker Allianz travel guide, Verlag Karl Baedeker, Ostfildern, 8th edition 2005, ISBN 3-8297-1047-X