Caption

Whitewater rapids swirling around large rocks in a river, The Alcantara Park is located on the northern slope of Mount Etna, between the provinces of Messina and Catania in Sicily. The Alcantara gorges were created by the waters of the river flowing through lava flows from Mount Etna. The park is home to several plant species, including plane trees, oaks, willows and oleanders, and a variety of animals, including migratory birds, mammals and fish

Date

Mar 24, 2010

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Giacomo Palermo

Reference

BRK25F64_085

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

93,1Mb (4,1Mb) / 23,3in x 15,5in / 7000 x 4649 (300dpi)

Keywords

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