Ofanto

Ofanto
Location
CountryItaly
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationnear Nusco
 • elevation715 m (2,346 ft)
MouthAdriatic Sea
 • location
Gulf of Manfredonia
 • coordinates
41°21′33″N 16°11′51″E / 41.3592°N 16.1976°E / 41.3592; 16.1976
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length134 km (83 mi)[1][2]
170 km (110 mi)[3][4]
Basin size2,780 km2 (1,070 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average15 cubic metres per second (530 cu ft/s)

The Ofanto (Italian pronunciation: [ˈɔːfanto]), known in ancient times as Aufidus or Canna,[5] is a 134 or 170 km (83 or 110 mi, depending on the sources) river in southern Italy that flows through the regions of Campania, Basilicata, and Apulia, into the Gulf of Manfredonia near Barletta.

  1. ^ Saul Bernard Cohen (2008). The Columbia Gazetteer of the World. Columbia University Press. p. 2773. ISBN 9780231145541.
  2. ^ Astrid Pellicano (2004). Terre e confini del Sud: la dinamica dell'articolazione amministrativa nelle regioni meridionali d'Italia, 1861-2001. Memorie della Società geografica italiana (in Italian). Vol. 71. Società geografica italiana. p. 152. ISBN 9788888692142. ISSN 0391-5190.
  3. ^ "Ofanto". Treccani (in Italian).
  4. ^ "Òfanto". Sapere (in Italian).
  5. ^ Talbert, Richard J. A., ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World: Map-By-Map Directory. Vol. I. Princeton, NJ and Oxford, UK: Princeton University Press. p. 675. ISBN 0-691-04945-9.