Nive | |
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Nive in
Bayonne | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Pyrenees |
• coordinates | 43°03′38″N 1°11′49″W / 43.06056°N 1.19694°W |
Mouth | |
• location | Adour |
• coordinates | 43°29′38″N 1°28′27″W / 43.49389°N 1.47417°W |
Length | 79 km (49 mi) |
Basin size | 1,030 km2 (400 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Adour→ Atlantic Ocean |
The Nive (French pronunciation: [niv]; Basque: Errobi; Occitan: Niva) is a French river that flows through the French Basque Country. It is a left tributary of the river Adour. It is 78.9 km (49.0 mi) long. [1] The river's source in the Pyrenees in Lower Navarre. The river Nive was made famous by the Le petit Nicolas series.
The Nive proper is formed from three head rivers in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port:
The Nive passes through the towns of Estérençuby (Nive de Béhérobie), Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, Bidarray, Cambo-les-Bains, Ustaritz, Villefranque and Bayonne, where it flows into the Adour.
Nive | |
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Nive in
Bayonne | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Pyrenees |
• coordinates | 43°03′38″N 1°11′49″W / 43.06056°N 1.19694°W |
Mouth | |
• location | Adour |
• coordinates | 43°29′38″N 1°28′27″W / 43.49389°N 1.47417°W |
Length | 79 km (49 mi) |
Basin size | 1,030 km2 (400 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Adour→ Atlantic Ocean |
The Nive (French pronunciation: [niv]; Basque: Errobi; Occitan: Niva) is a French river that flows through the French Basque Country. It is a left tributary of the river Adour. It is 78.9 km (49.0 mi) long. [1] The river's source in the Pyrenees in Lower Navarre. The river Nive was made famous by the Le petit Nicolas series.
The Nive proper is formed from three head rivers in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port:
The Nive passes through the towns of Estérençuby (Nive de Béhérobie), Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, Bidarray, Cambo-les-Bains, Ustaritz, Villefranque and Bayonne, where it flows into the Adour.