The Tirso ( sc, Tirsu,
Latin
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''Thyrsus'') is a river, the most important of the island of
Sardinia
Sardinia ( ; it, Sardegna, label= Italian, Corsican and Tabarchino ; sc, Sardigna , sdc, Sardhigna; french: Sardaigne; sdn, Saldigna; ca, Sardenya, label= Algherese and Catalan) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, af ...
(
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
). It rises from the plateau of
Buddusò, on the slopes of the
Punta Pianedda at an elevation of and crosses the island from east to west, passing through
Lake Omodeo and entering the sea in the
Gulf of Oristano.
European drainage basins of the Mediterranean Sea
Rivers of Italy
Rivers of Sardinia
Rivers of the Province of Sassari
Rivers of the Province of Oristano
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