The Po ( error: }: text has italic markup (help); Italian: Po Italian pronunciation: ; auncient Ligurian: Bodincus or Bodencus; Greek: Πάδος an Ἠριδανός) is a river that flows either 652 km (405 mi) or 682 km (424 mi) – considerin the length o the Maira, a richt baunk tributary – eastward athort northren Italy, frae a spring seepin frae a stony hillside at Pian del Re, a flat place at the heid o the Val Po unner the northwast face o Monviso (in the Cottian Alps) through a delta projectin intae the Adriatic Sea near Venice.
It is the langest river in Italy.
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The Po near Cremona, Lombardy | |
Map o the Po River wattershed | |
Basin | |
Main source | Monte Viso Near Crissolo, Piedmont, Italy 3,700 m (12,100 ft) 44°42′5″N 7°5′35″E / 44.70139°N 7.09306°E |
River mooth | Adriatic Sea Near Adria, Veneto, Italy 0 m (0 ft) 44°57′9″N 12°25′55″E / 44.95250°N 12.43194°E 12°25′55″E / 44.95250°N 12.43194°E |
Basin size | 74,000 km2 (29,000 sq mi) |
Pheesical chairacteristics | |
Lenth | 652 km (405 mi) |
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