The Taravo () is a
river
A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of ...
on the island of
Corsica
Corsica ( , , ; ; ) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the Regions of France, 18 regions of France. It is the List of islands in the Mediterranean#By area, fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of the Metro ...
,
France
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. It is long.
Its source is in the mountainous middle of the island, southeast of
Monte Renoso. It flows generally southwest, through
Palneca,
Cozzano and
Guitera-les-Bains. It ends in the
Mediterranean Sea
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in
Serra-di-Ferro, west of
Propriano. Its entire course is in the
Corse-du-Sud ''
département
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level (" territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. There are a total of 101 ...
''.
References
Rivers of Corse-du-Sud
Rivers of France
Coastal basins of the Mediterranean Sea in Corsica
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