Lys (river)

natural · 30 BC – 2099 AD

The modern Lys river is possibly to be identified with the ancient Betuctelum river. The Lys flows from the Lys Glacier of the Monte Rosa massif to converge with the river Dora Baltea as a righthand tributary at Pont-Saint-Martin.

Coordinates

45.72846, 7.83690

Also known as

Betuctelum, Fl. Betvctelv̄̄ (la), Fluvius Betuctelum (la)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)

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