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The Tiber (/ ˈ t aɪ b ər / TY-bər; Italian: Tevere; [1] Latin: Tiberis [2]) is the third-longest river in Italy and the longest in Central Italy, rising in the Apennine Mountains in Emilia-Romagna and flowing 406 km (252 mi) through Tuscany, Umbria, and Lazio, where it is joined by the River Aniene, to the Tyrrhenian Sea, between Ostia and ...
The Tiber Valley (Italian: Valle del Tevere) is the largest geographical part of the Tiber basin [Wikidata] [1] of the Tiber river included in the Emilia-Romagna, Tuscany, Umbria, and the Lazio regions; it is characterized by river terraces and floodplain areas that extend from the Apennine belt up to the delta of the Tiber river in the Lazio coast [] of the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Tiber Island is located in the southern bend of the Tiber. The island is boat-shaped, approximately 270 metres (890 feet) long and 67 metres (220 feet) wide, and has been connected with bridges to both sides of the river since antiquity.
Patapsco Valley Watershed Map. The Patapsco Valley follows the Patapsco River, a major river flowing into the Chesapeake Bay. The valley is mostly wooded with various steep elevations as the valley travels north. The valley begins in Elkridge Landing and runs north through a number of mill town communities until the river splits into two segments.
The source of the river Tiber (Tevere in Italian) originally consisted of two springs a few meters away from each other on the slopes of Mount Fumaiolo. Although nowadays only one spring remains active, the area is still called "Le Vene del Tevere"; [3] vene is Italian for "veins" or "springs".
The Aniene (pronounced [aˈnjɛːne]; Latin: Aniō), formerly known as the Teverone, [1] is a 99-kilometer (62 mi) river in Lazio, Italy.It originates in the Apennines at Trevi nel Lazio and flows westward past Subiaco, Vicovaro, and Tivoli to join the Tiber in northern Rome.
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Map of the southern part of the Ager Vaticanus. In ancient Rome, the Ager Vaticanus ([ˈa.ɡɛr waː.t̪iːˈkaː.n̪ʊs], "Vatican Field") was the alluvial plain on the right (west) bank of the Tiber. It was also called Ripa Veientana or Ripa Etrusca, indicating the Etruscan dominion during the archaic period. [1]