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Pineios (Peloponnese)

The 883rd longest river in the world

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The Pineiós (Latin: Peneus) is a river in Peloponnese, Greece. It is probably not named after the god Peneus. It is 70 km (43 mi) long. Its source is on the southwestern slope of the mountain Erymanthus, near the village Kryovrysi. It empties into a bay of the Ionian Sea, southwest of Gastouni. For a part of its upper course, it forms the border between Elis and Achaea. The river flows through the plain of Elis. The river passes through the following villages: Kryovrysi Agia Triada Kalfas Kentro Kalyvia Ilidos Agia Mavra Kavasila Vartholomio

Flows through: Greece.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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