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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
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.
"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]
References
- ^ "Fiumara Màzaro" (in Italian). Fiumi.com. http://www.fiumi.com/acque/index.php?id_g=1430. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
- ^ a b "The “Mad Sea” Phenomenon in the Strait of Sicily". AMS Journals Online. http://ams.allenpress.com/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1175%2F1520-0485(1999)029%3C2210%3ATMSPIT%3E2.0.CO%3B2&ct=1. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
Categories:- Rivers of Italy
- Rivers of Sicily
- Rivers of the Province of Trapani
- Sicily geography stubs
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