Amendolea | |
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Location | |
Country | Italy |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Aspromonte |
• elevation | 1,805 m (5,922 ft) |
Mouth | Ionian Sea |
• coordinates | 37°55′36″N 15°53′19″E / 37.9267°N 15.8886°E |
Length | 68.75 km (42.72 mi) |
Basin size | 150.4 km2 (58.1 sq mi) |
The Amendolea (Greek: Ποταμός Αμεντολέα from Greek "αμυγδαλέα" (=αμυγδαλιά)) is a river in the province of Reggio Calabria in the Calabria region of southern Italy.[1] Its source is near Montalto in Aspromonte National Park. The river flows south past Roghudi and Condofuri and empties into the Ionian Sea west of Bova Marina. It has a drainage basin of 150.4 square kilometres (58.1 sq mi).[2]