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Magra

The 883rd longest river in the world

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The Magra is a 62-kilometre (39 mi) long river of Northern Italy, which runs through Pontremoli, Filattiera, Villafranca in Lunigiana and Aulla in the province of Massa-Carrara (Tuscany); Santo Stefano di Magra, Vezzano Ligure, Arcola, Sarzana and Ameglia in the province of La Spezia (Liguria). In Roman times, it was known as the Macra and marked the eastern boundary of the territory of Liguria. The river's drainage basin occupies around 1,700 km2 (660 mi2). Its most important tributary is the Vara which joins the Magra from the right within the commune of Santo Stefano di Magra.

Flows through: Italy.

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

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