Anza (river)
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The Anza is a 35 km Alpine torrent of the Ossola
in northern Italy
. It flows from the glaciers of Monte Rosa
through the Valle Anzasca and into the river Toce
, of which it is a right tributary.
Its own principal tributaries are the Pedriola, the Tambach, the Orlovono and the Quarazza near Macugnaga
and the Olecchia at Bannio Anzino
.
Ossola
The Ossola is an area of Italy situated to the north of Lago Maggiore. It lies within the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola. Its principal river is the Toce, and its most important town Domodossola....
in northern Italy
Italy
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. It flows from the glaciers of Monte Rosa
Monte Rosa
The Monte Rosa Massif is a mountain massif located in the eastern part of the Pennine Alps. It is located between Switzerland and Italy...
through the Valle Anzasca and into the river Toce
Toce
The Toce is a river in Piedmont, Italy, which stretches the length of the Val d'Ossola from the Swiss border to Lake Maggiore into which it debouches near Fondotoce in the Commune of Verbania. The river is c. 76 kilometres in length and is formed in the upper Val Formazza by the confluence of a...
, of which it is a right tributary.
Its own principal tributaries are the Pedriola, the Tambach, the Orlovono and the Quarazza near Macugnaga
Macugnaga
Macugnaga is a mountain village at 1327 m altitude, in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, in the north of Piedmont region .It is placed at the base of Dufourspitze 4638 m, the second tallest peak in Europe, in the Monte Rosa Massif, along Anzasca valley, one of the seven valleys around the...
and the Olecchia at Bannio Anzino
Bannio Anzino
Bannio Anzino is a commune of the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 100 km northeast of Turin and about 40 km west of Verbania....
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