Fonissa ( el, Φόνισσα) is a stream in western
Corinthia
Corinthia ( el, Κορινθία ''Korinthía'') is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the modern regions of Greece, region of Peloponnese (region), Peloponnese. It is situated around the city of Corinth, in the north-eastern part ...
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Peloponnese,
Greece
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. It is long
and flows into the
Gulf of Corinth. The source of the river is in the hills near the village
Rethi. It flows towards the southeast though a narrow gorge, and empties into the Gulf of Corinth between the villages
Kato Loutro and
Kamari, 6 km northwest of
Xylokastro
Xylokastro ( el, Ξυλόκαστρο) is a seaside town or village and a former municipality in Corinthia in the Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Xylokastro-Evrostina, of which it is a un ...
.
Places along the river
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Rethi
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Dendro
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Amfithea
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Kato Loutro
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Kamari
See also
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List of rivers in Greece
This is a list of rivers that are at least partially in Greece. The rivers flowing into the sea are sorted along the coast. Rivers flowing into other rivers are listed by the rivers they flow into. The confluence is given in parentheses.
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References
Landforms of Corinthia
Rivers of Greece
Rivers of Peloponnese (region)
Drainage basins of the Gulf of Corinth
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