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]
Its mouth is situated in the city of Mananjary.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Madagascar".
- ^ Helen Chapin Metz, ed., Madagascar: A Country Study, Library of Congress, 1994., accessed 14 August 2008
- ^ "Mananjary - Madagascar".