Alcantara is a river in Italy . The river is 53 km long, the basin area is 573 km².
| Alcantara | |
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| ital. Alcantara | |
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| Characteristic | |
| Length | 53 km |
| Water consumption | 9 m³ / s |
| Watercourse | |
| Source | |
| • Height | 1393 m |
| • Coordinates | |
| Mouth | Mediterranean Sea |
| • Height | 0 m |
| • Coordinates | |
| Location | |
| Water system | Mediterranean Sea |
| A country |
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| Region | Sicily |
 - source  - mouth | |
Located in the east of the island of Sicily .
The source is located on the southern slope of the Nebrodi mountain range, at an altitude of about 1393 meters. It flows east, flows into the Ionian Sea . The valley along which the river flows is also named after Alcantara.
In ancient times, the Greeks called Alcantara Akessines, Ακεσίνης, and the Romans - Assinus and Onobola. The current name for Arabic origin from القنطرة is al-Qanṭarah, “bridge, arch bridge”).
The river flow capacity is very different depending on the season.