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Aerial View of the Po, Italy

Aerial View of the Po, Italy
The Po stretches some 652 km (405 mi) from its source in northwestern Italy near the border with France to its mouth at Porto Tolle, where it flows into the Adriatic Sea. In its lower reaches, the river meanders through an extensive flood plain, where it is contained by levees and dikes. This photograph shows a section of the river that has breached its banks, spilling out into the surrounding countryside.
Albert Moldvay/Woodfin Camp and Associates, Inc.
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