Mazaro
| Mazaro | |
|---|---|
 Fishing boats along the Mazaro river, in Mazara del Vallo. | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Rapicaldo, Salemi |
| Mouth | Mediterranean Sea |
• location | Strait of Sicily, Mazara del Vallo |
• coordinates | 37°39′04″N 12°35′08″E / 37.6512°N 12.5856°E |
| Length | 28 km (17 mi) |
The Mazaro (spelt also as Màzaro) is a river in Sicily, Italy.
The Mazaro river flows 28 kilometres (17 mi) across south-western Sicily,[1] from its source in Rapicaldo, located within the Salemi city boundaries, to the Mediterranean Sea in Mazara del Vallo.
"Mad sea" phenomenon
The river is characterized by a periodical phenomenon locally known as marrobbio (also known in English as "mad sea"), which consist in rapid and dramatic sea level oscillations seemingly caused by sudden atmospheric pressure changes;[2] similar phenomenons were observed only in a very few other places in the world, including Nagasaki Bay in Japan (where the phenomenon is known as abiki) and Ciutadella (in Menorca, Spain, where it is called rissaga).[2]
References
- ^ "Fiumara Màzaro" (in Italian). Fiumi.com. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
- ^ a b "The "Mad Sea" Phenomenon in the Strait of Sicily". AMS Journals Online. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
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