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Cavu
Sign in to saveThe Cavu or rivière de Cavu, (also called rivière de Cavo, ruisseau de Sainte-Lucie, ruisseau de Finicione) is a short river in the Corse-du-Sud department of Corsica which discharges into the Tyrrhenian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea. In 2014 the Cavu became the first place of re-emerging schistosomiasis in Europe. 120 people have become infected after bathing in it.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- river
- Country
- France
- Image
- Natural swimming pools at the river Cavu, Corsica, France (52723811841).jpg
- Length
- 21.9
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- Commons category
- Cavo
- mouth of the watercourse
- Tyrrhenian Sea
- different from
- Cavo
- watershed area
- 48.9
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The Cavu or rivière de Cavu, (also called rivière de Cavo, ruisseau de Sainte-Lucie, ruisseau de Finicione) is a short river in the Corse-du-Sud department of Corsica which discharges into the Tyrrhenian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea. In 2014 the Cavu became the first place of re-emerging schistosomiasis in Europe. 120 people have become infected after bathing in it.
== Geography ==
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