Chiuni

Chiuni
Anse de Chiuni (bay)
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Native name	Rivière Chiuni (French)
Location
Country	France
Region	Corsica
Department	Corse-du-Sud
Physical characteristics
Mouth	Mediterranean Sea
• coordinates	42.1713°N 8.5871°E / 42.1713; 8.5871
Length	16.06 kilometres (9.98 mi)

The Chiuni (French: Rivière Chiuni) is a coastal river in the west of the department of Corse-du-Sud, Corsica, France.

Course

The Chiuni is 16.06 kilometres (9.98 mi) long. It crosses the communes of Cargèse, Marignana and Piana.[1] The Chiuni rises in the commune of Marignana to the west of the 1,226 metres (4,022 ft) Capu a é Macenule.[2] The source is at an altitude of 1,123 metres (3,684 ft). It flows in a generally east-southeast direction to enter the sea in the Golfe de Chiuni. There is a beach, the Plage de Chiuni, at the mouth of the river.[2] From the beach there is a view of Capu d'Orchinu and its Genoese tower, the Torra d'Orchinu.[3]

Tributaries

The following streams (ruisseaux) are tributaries of the Chiuni (ordered by length) and sub-tributaries:[1]

• Fornellu: 7 km (4.3 mi)
• Forcu a e Teghie: 7 km (4.3 mi)
  • Ruscia: 3 km (1.9 mi)
    • Malo: 3 km (1.9 mi)
• Chesaccia: 4 km (2.5 mi)
  • Aculone: 2 km (1.2 mi)
  • Pascianu: 1 km (0.62 mi)
• Persicu: 3 km (1.9 mi)
  • Truscielli: 2 km (1.2 mi)
• Milari: 3 km (1.9 mi)
• Ambione: 2 km (1.2 mi)
• Cario: 2 km (1.2 mi)
• Finucchiaghia: 2 km (1.2 mi)

Notes

1. Rivière Chiuni, Sandre.
2. Relation: Rivière Chiuni (8832465).
3. Plage de Chiuni, iflyer.

Sources

• "Plage de Chiuni", iflyer.corsica (in French), August Marine, retrieved 2022-01-07
• "Relation: Rivière Chiuni (8832465)", OpenStreetMap, retrieved 2022-01-07
• "Rivière Chiuni", Sandre (in French), retrieved 2022-01-07