Ardanabia

Ardanabia
Country	France
Basin features
Main source	Moors of Hasparren
River mouth	Adour 43°29′52″N 1°20′59″W / 43.49778°N 1.34972°W / 43.49778; -1.34972Coordinates: 43°29′52″N 1°20′59″W / 43.49778°N 1.34972°W / 43.49778; -1.34972
Progression	Adour→ Atlantic Ocean
Physical characteristics
Length	26 km (16 mi)

The Ardanabia (also known as Ardanabie, Ardanavie, Ardanavy, Ardanavia) is a left tributary of the Adour, in the French Basque Country, in Aquitaine, Southwest France.

Geography

The Ardanabia rises in the moors of Hasparren, flows north meandering between Mouguerre and Briscous and joins the Adour below Urcuit.

Name

The name Ardanabia proceeds from ardan-habia, that can be analyzed as 'river course in vineyards'.

Départements and towns

Pyrénées-Atlantiques: Hasparren, Mouguerre, Briscous, Urcuit.

Main tributaries

Angeluko Erreka
Ur Handia

References

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