Golo (river)

The Golo (Corsican: Golu) is the longest (90 kilometres (56 mi)) river on the island of Corsica, France. Its source is in the mountainous middle of the island, south of Monte Cinto. It flows generally northeast, through Calacuccia and Ponte-Leccia, and ends in the Tyrrhenian Sea approximately 20 km south of Bastia, near the Bastia - Poretta Airport. Its entire course is in the Haute-Corse département.

Golo
old Golo bridge near Castello-di-Rostino
Location
CountryFrance
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationcentral Corsica
Mouth 
  location
Tyrrhenian Sea
  coordinates
42°31′23″N 9°32′5″E
Length90 km (56 mi)

References


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