Mera River
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The Mera is a river
River
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in Switzerland
Switzerland
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and Italy
Italy
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. Its source is near the Maloja Pass
Maloja Pass
Maloja Pass is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps in the canton of Graubünden, linking the Engadin with the Val Bregaglia and Chiavenna in Italy...
, in Graubünden
Graubünden
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, Switzerland
Switzerland
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. It flows west through the Val Bregaglia
Val Bregaglia
The Val Bregaglia or Bergell Tal is an alpine valley of Switzerland and Italy at the base of which runs the river Mera River...
(Bergell) and crosses the Italian border near Soglio
Soglio, Switzerland
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. It is joined by the Acquafraggia
Acquafraggia
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close to Piuro
Piuro
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, and then turns south at Chiavenna
Chiavenna (SO)
This article is about the Italian municipality. For the astronomer, see Paolo Chiavenna.Chiavenna is a comune in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 100 km north of Milan and about 40 km northwest of Sondrio...
, just before it receives the river Liro from the right at Prata Camportaccio
Prata Camportaccio
Prata Camportaccio is a comune in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 100 km north of Milan and about 40 km northwest of Sondrio...
. The Mera ends in Lake Como
Lake Como
Lake Como is a lake of glacial origin in Lombardy, Italy. It has an area of 146 km², making it the third largest lake in Italy, after Lake Garda and Lake Maggiore...
, near Sorico
Sorico
Sorico is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 80 km north of Milan and about 45 km northeast of Como...
in the Province of Como
Province of Como
The Province of Como is a province in the north of the Lombardy region of Italy and borders the Swiss cantons of Ticino and Grigioni to the North, the Italian provinces of Sondrio and Lecco to the East, the Province of Milan to the south and the Province of Varese to the West...
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