Garga (river)

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Garga
Location
Country Italy
Region Calabria
Province Cosenza
Physical characteristics
Source Pollino
Mouth Coscile
  coordinates
39°44′07″N16°16′02″E / 39.7352°N 16.2673°E / 39.7352; 16.2673 Coordinates: 39°44′07″N16°16′02″E / 39.7352°N 16.2673°E / 39.7352; 16.2673
Basin features
Progression CoscileCratiGulf of Taranto

The Garga is a river in the province of Cosenza, Calabria, southern Italy. [1] Its source is Pollino National Park near Morano Calabro. The river flows southeast near Saracena before curving east near Firmo. It then joins the Coscile as a right tributary of that river.

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References

  1. The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World (13 ed.). London: Times Books. 2011. p. 78 K4. ISBN   9780007419135.