Peristeri (stream)

The Peristeri (Greek: Περιστέρι, literally "pigeon") is a small river in northwestern Messenia, in the western Peloponnese in Greece. It empties into the Ionian Sea.

Peristeri
Native nameΠεριστέρι  (Greek)
Location
CountryGreece
RegionMessenia
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationKyparissia Mountains
Mouth 
  location
Ionian Sea
  coordinates
37.2919°N 21.6926°E / 37.2919; 21.6926

Geography

The main branch of the river has its source in the Kyparissia Mountains, near the village Tripyla. It flows to the northwest, and meets its main tributary 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) southwest of Kopanaki. The river continues to the west, and flows into the Gulf of Kyparissia, a bay of the Ionian Sea, in Kalo Nero.

See also

  • List of rivers in Greece


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