The Mananjary River is located in southern Madagascar, in the region of Vatovavy.
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 |
It drains to the eastern coast, into the Indian Ocean. It serves as the southern edge of the territory known as Betsimisaraka.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Madagascar".
- ^ Helen Chapin Metz, ed., Madagascar: A Country Study, Library of Congress, 1994., accessed 14 August 2008
- ^ "Mananjary - Madagascar".