Mananjary River
Appearance
Manajary (River) | |
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Location | |
Country | Madagascar |
Region | Vatovavy |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | south of Fandriana |
• elevation | 1,500 m (4,900 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Mananjary |
• coordinates | 21°15′25″S 48°20′40″E / 21.25694°S 48.34444°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 212 km (132 mi)[1] |
Basin size | 6,780 km2 (2,620 sq mi) to 6,992.5 km2 (2,699.8 sq mi)[1] |
Discharge | |
• location | Near mouth |
• average | (Period: 1971–2000)190.6 m3/s (6,730 cu ft/s)[1] |
Basin features | |
River system | Mananjary River |
Tributaries | |
• left | Ampasory, Saka, Maka |
• right | Ivoanana, Manaroko |
The Mananjary River is located in southern Madagascar, in the region of Vatovavy.
It drains to the eastern coast, into the Indian Ocean. It serves as the southern edge of the territory known as Betsimisaraka.[2]
Its mouth is situated in the city of Mananjary.[3]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Mananjary_OSM.png/220px-Mananjary_OSM.png)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Madagascar".
- ^ Helen Chapin Metz, ed., Madagascar: A Country Study, Library of Congress, 1994., accessed 14 August 2008
- ^ "Mananjary - Madagascar".