Esaro (Crotone)

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Esaro
Fiume Esaro, Crotone.jpg
Esaro (Crotone)
Location
Country Italy
Region Calabria
Province Crotone
Physical characteristics
Sourcenear Cutro
  elevation300 m
Mouth Ionian Sea
  location
Crotone
  coordinates
39°05′27″N17°06′56″E / 39.0908°N 17.1156°E / 39.0908; 17.1156
Length20 km (12 mi)
Basin size110 km2 (42 sq mi)
Discharge 
  average0.6 m3/s (21 cu ft/s)

The Esaro (Latin : Aesarus) [1] is a river in the province of Crotone, Calabria, southern Italy. [2] Its source is near Cutro. The river flows southeast near Crotone Airport before curving northeast and eventually flowing into the Ionian Sea just north of Crotone.

References

  1. Richard J.A. Talbert, 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. 696. ISBN   0691049459.
  2. The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World (13 ed.). London: Times Books. 2011. p. 78 M5. ISBN   9780007419135.