Alcantara River
The Alcantara is a river in Sicily, Southern Italy. It rises on the south side of Monti Nebrodi and empties into the Ionian Sea at Capo Schiso in Giardini-Naxos.
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- Description: river in Sicily, Italy, the ancient Akesines/Asines
- Also known as“Acesines”“Akesines”“Alcántara”
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Alcantara railway station and Vignazza Tower.
Vignazza Tower
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Vignazza Tower is a 16th-century coastal watchtower in Giardini Naxos, Sicily, southern Italy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Naxos and Giardini Naxos.
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Alcantara River
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Latitude
37.80714° or 37° 48′ 26″ north
Longitude
15.25718° or 15° 15′ 26″ east
Open location code
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In Other Languages
From Ancient Greek to Venetian—“Alcantara River” goes by many names.
ἈκεσίνηςAncient Greek (to 1453)
القنطرةArabic
نهر القنطرةArabic
نهر الكانتاراArabic
Ríu AlcantaraAsturian
AlcantaraBasque
Riu AlcantaraCatalan
Fiume AlcantaraCebuano
阿爾坎塔拉河Chinese
АлькантараChuvash
AlcantaraDutch
AlcantaraEsperanto
río AlcantaraGalician
AlcantaraIrish
AlcantaraItalian
アルカンターラ川Japanese
AcesinesLatin
AsinesLatin
AlkantaraLithuanian
آلکانتاراPersian
رودخانه آلکانتاراPersian
AkesinesPolish
AlcantaraPolish
АлькантараRussian
AlcantaraSerbo-Croatian
AlcàntaraSicilian
АлкантараTajik
Дарёи олконтороTajik
Fiume AlcantaraVenetian
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