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Pícaro

Coordinates: 36°06′N 5°27′W / 36.100°N 5.450°W / 36.100; -5.450
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Rogue River
Río Pícaro
Pícaro is located in Andalusia
Pícaro
Location within Algeciras
Native nameRío Pícaro (Spanish)
Location
CountrySpain
Autonomous RegionAndalusia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationSierra del Bujeo/Sierra del Algarrobo
Mouth 
 • location
Playa de Getares, Algeciras, Spain.
 • coordinates
36°06′N 5°27′W / 36.100°N 5.450°W / 36.100; -5.450
Length7.7 KM

Río Pícaro is a river of southeastern Andalusia, Spain. Originating in the Sierra del Bujeo /Sierra del Algarrobo, it flows for 7.7 kilometres (4.8 mi) into the Bay of Algeciras, not far from Algeciras.[1] The terrain of the river course is rugged; Pícaro is Spanish for rogue.

References

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  1. ^ Scott, Charles Rochford (1838). Excursions in the mountains of Ronda and Granada: with characteristic sketches of the inhabitants of the south of Spain. H. Colburn. p. 38. Retrieved 16 January 2013.