Melito (river)

Coordinates: 37°55′02″N 15°47′31″E / 37.9171°N 15.7920°E / 37.9171; 15.7920
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Melito
Location
CountryItaly
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationAspromonte National Park
MouthIonian Sea
 • coordinates
37°55′02″N 15°47′31″E / 37.9171°N 15.7920°E / 37.9171; 15.7920

The Melito (possibly Latin: Halex)[1] is an Italian river whose source is in Aspromonte National Park.[2] The river flows south past Bagaladi and San Lorenzo before emptying into the Ionian Sea at Melito di Porto Salvo.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Richard J.A. Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World: Map-By-Map Directory. Vol. I. Princeton, NJ and Oxford, UK: Princeton University Press. p. 698. ISBN 0691049459.
  2. ^ The Times (2003), Comprehensive Atlas of the World Eleventh Edition, Times Books, Plate 78 (J8).