Aoos River
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The Aoos River is a major river in northwestern Greece and southern Albania, known for its scenic gorges, rich biodiversity, and importance to the region’s natural and cultural heritage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aoos River canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
Albania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country |
Albania
ⓘ
Greece ⓘ |
| crossesBorderBetween | Greece and Albania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important to local Albanian communities
ⓘ
important to local Greek communities ⓘ |
| ecoregion | Mediterranean forests woodlands and scrub ⓘ |
| environmentalConcern | hydropower development proposals ⓘ |
| environmentalStatus | one of the last wild rivers in Europe ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Aoos Gorge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vikos Gorge NERFINISHED ⓘ Vjosa Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Drino River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sarandaporos River NERFINISHED ⓘ Voidomatis River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasValley | Aoos Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
rafting and kayaking
ⓘ
relatively free-flowing course ⓘ rich biodiversity ⓘ scenic gorges ⓘ |
| length | approximately 272 km ⓘ |
| lengthInAlbania | approximately 200 km ⓘ |
| lengthInGreece | approximately 70 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
northwestern Greece
ⓘ
southern Albania ⓘ |
| mouthLocation |
Adriatic Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Vlorë ⓘ |
| otherName | Vjosa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| otherNameLanguage | Albanian ⓘ |
| partOf |
Adriatic Sea drainage basin
ⓘ
Balkan Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Konitsa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tepelenë NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedAreaAlongCourse |
Vikos–Aoos National Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vjosa River Protected Landscape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Epirus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gjirokastër County NERFINISHED ⓘ Vlorë County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceLocation |
Epirus region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pindus Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
endemic freshwater species
ⓘ
migratory fish species ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ecotourism
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ irrigation ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.