SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which river is Italy’s largest river?
A
Po
B
Volga
C
Tagus
D
Dnieper
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Po is the longest river in Italy, crossing the northern part of the country from west to east. It rises in Piedmont-where Italy borders Switzerland and France-at the mountain Monviso (part of the Alps), and flows into the Adriatic Sea to the east with a vast delta of six branches.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Po River is the longest river in Italy (661 km); it originates from Pian del Re of Monte Viso, and flows eastward till the Adriatic Sea near Venice.

Detailed explanation-3: -Po River, Latin Padus, longest river in Italy, rising in the Monte Viso group of the Cottian Alps on Italy’s western frontier and emptying into the Adriatic Sea in the east after a course of 405 miles (652 km).

Detailed explanation-4: -The river has been flowing at extremely low levels since summer 2022, when Italy sweltered through record-breaking heat and drought. It dwindled so much that the remains of a tank from WWII were revealed and the ruined walls of a medieval town emerged from the water.

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