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Ofanto | |
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Location | |
Country | Italy |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | near Nusco |
• elevation | 715 m (2,346 ft) |
Mouth | Adriatic Sea |
• location | Gulf of Manfredonia |
• coordinates | 41°21′33″N 16°11′51″E / 41.3592°N 16.1976°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 134 km (83 mi)[1][2] 170 km (110 mi)[3][4] |
Basin size | 2,780 km2 (1,070 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 15 cubic metres per second (530 cu ft/s) |
The Ofanto (Italian pronunciation: [ˈɔːfanto]), known in ancient times as Aufidus or Canna,[5] is a 134 or 170 km (83 or 110 mi, depending on the sources) river in southern Italy that flows through the regions of Campania, Basilicata, and Apulia, into the Gulf of Manfredonia near Barletta.