Peristeri (stream)
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| Peristeri | |
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| Native name | Περιστέρι (Greek) |
| Location | |
| Country | Greece |
| Region | Messenia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Kyparissia Mountains |
| Mouth | |
• location | Ionian Sea |
• coordinates | 37°17′31″N 21°41′33″E / 37.2919°N 21.6926°E |
The Peristeri (Greek: Περιστέρι, literally "pigeon") is a small river in northwestern Messenia, in the western Peloponnese in Greece. It empties into the Ionian Sea.
Geography
[edit]The main branch of the river has its source in the Kyparissia Mountains, near the village Tripyla. It flows to the northwest, and meets its main tributary 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) southwest of Kopanaki. The river continues to the west, and flows into the Gulf of Kyparissia, a bay of the Ionian Sea, in Kalo Nero.
See also
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