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The northern part of this gorge, in the territory of Ota, is home to thriving crops, olive trees, terraced vines; opposite, where the forest road blossoms, a wild, different universe prevails: chasms, chestnut trees with dazzling spring adornments emerge among the ferns, foxgloves, fields of
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1357:(Prunelli)
1287:Butturacci
1260:West coast
1237:Stabiacciu
1210:East coast
1156:Reservoirs
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663:References
148:42°16′00″N
1397:Landforms
1375:(Liamone)
1351:(Liamone)
1277:Rizzanese
1232:Lagunienu
1217:Solenzara
1178:Rizzanese
501:ruisseaux
295:Hydrology
215:Marignana
151:8°41′30″E
110:Departent
1392:Communes
1349:Cruzzini
1343:Chiuvone
1297:Prunelli
1242:Francolu
1173:Ospedale
281:(1868),
201:Location
95:Location
1367:Gravona
1317:Liamone
1267:Canella
1147:Vitalca
1095:Lagoons
1071:of the
877:Sources
229:Bridges
100:Country
1373:Guagno
1322:Chiuni
1312:Sagone
1307:Liscia
1292:Taravo
1282:Baraci
1272:Ortolo
1168:Ortolo
1163:Figari
1132:Bracca
1005:Sandre
317:Month
266:Valley
191:French
176:Length
104:France
1327:Porto
1183:Tolla
1137:Creno
1125:Lakes
909:(PDF)
888:(PDF)
485:5.710
471:5.510
457:1.750
443:0.759
429:0.196
415:0.269
401:1.040
387:2.280
373:3.360
359:4.470
345:4.660
331:4.880
320:Flow
245:Mouth
211:Évisa
187:Porto
126:Mouth
22:Porto
1302:Lava
1222:Cavu
711:help
479:Dec
465:Nov
451:Oct
437:Sep
423:Aug
409:Jul
395:Jun
381:May
367:Apr
353:Mar
339:Feb
325:Jan
217:and
185:The
1355:Ese
1227:Oso
219:Ota
1427::
1022:,
1002:,
985:,
965:,
945:,
911:,
890:,
860:^
833:^
782:^
743:^
685:^
670:^
213:,
209:,
193::
1061:e
1054:t
1047:v
870:.
765:.
738:.
726:.
713:)
707:.
695:.
680:.
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