Mazaro

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Mazaro
Origin Rapicaldo, Salemi
Mouth Strait of Sicily, Mazara del Vallo
Basin countries Italy
Length 28 km (16.77 mi)
Source elevation  
Avg. discharge  
Basin area  
Fishing boats along the Mazaro river, in Mazara del Vallo
Fishing boats along the Mazaro river, in Mazara del Vallo

The Mazaro (spelt also as Màzaro) is a river in Sicily, Italy.

The Mazaro river flows 28 km across South-Western Sicily[1], from its source in Rapicaldo, located within the Salemi city boundaries, to the Mediterranean Sea in Mazara del Vallo.

[edit] "Mad sea" phenomenon

The river is characterized by a periodical phenomenon locally known as marrobbio (also known in English as "mad sea"), which consist in rapid and dramatic sea level oscillations seemingly caused by sudden atmospheric pressure changes;[2] similar phenomenons were observed only in a very few other places in the world, including Nagasaki Bay in Japan (where the phenomenon is known as abiki) and Ciutadella (in Menorca, Spain, where it is called rissaga).[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Fiumara Màzaro (Italian). Fiumi.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-28.
  2. ^ a b The “Mad Sea” Phenomenon in the Strait of Sicily. AMS Journals Online. Retrieved on 2007-10-28.
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