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Anapo River
The Anapo ( Sicilian: ''Ànapu'') is a river in Sicily whose ancient Greek name is similar to the word for "swallowed up" LSJ sv. ἀναπίνω; ἀνάποσις and at many points on its course it runs underground. The Greek myth of Anapos is associated with it. The river springs from the Monte Lauro in the Hyblaean Mountains (hills), on the territory of Buscemi, crossing the whole territory of Syracuse, where it flows into the Ionian Sea The Ionian Sea ( el, Ιόνιο Πέλαγος, ''Iónio Pélagos'' ; it, Mar Ionio ; al, Deti Jon ) is an elongated bay of the Mediterranean Sea. It is connected to the Adriatic Sea to the north, and is bounded by Southern Italy, including C ... together with the Ciane. Historically, its waters were used to feed the aqueduct of Syracuse, built in 480 BC by the tyrant Gelo and running for . Its waters now power the hydroelectrical station near Solarino. File:Ponte Diddino.jpg, The Diddino bridge File:Centrale Anapo.JPG, The hy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monte Lauro
Mount Lauro is a mountain reaching 986 metres located in south-eastern Sicily belonging to the chain of Hyblaean Mountains, stretching between the three provinces of Catania, Ragusa and Siracusa. Monte Lauro is part of a complex of extinct volcanoes having formed under the sea during the Miocene epoch. Its slopes currently host more than 2330 hectares of Mediterranean coniferous forests, extending into the territories of Buccheri, Buscemi, Chiaramonte Gulfi, Ferla, Giarratana, Licodia Eubea, Monterosso Almo, Vizzini, and Carlentini. Many rivers originate there, including the ' Ánapo, by Roberto Mirisola , and |
