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Mananjary River

Coordinates: 21°15′25″S 48°20′40″E / 21.25694°S 48.34444°E / -21.25694; 48.34444
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Manajary (River)
Location
CountryMadagascar
RegionVatovavy
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationsouth of Fandriana
 • elevation1,500 m (4,900 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Mananjary
 • coordinates
21°15′25″S 48°20′40″E / 21.25694°S 48.34444°E / -21.25694; 48.34444
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length212 km (132 mi)[1]
Basin size6,780 km2 (2,620 sq mi) to 6,992.5 km2 (2,699.8 sq mi)[1]
Discharge 
 • locationNear mouth
 • average(Period: 1971–2000)190.6 m3/s (6,730 cu ft/s)[1]
Basin features
River systemMananjary River
Tributaries 
 • leftAmpasory, Saka, Maka
 • rightIvoanana, 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]

Mananjary river

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Madagascar".
  2. ^ Helen Chapin Metz, ed., Madagascar: A Country Study, Library of Congress, 1994., accessed 14 August 2008
  3. ^ "Mananjary - Madagascar".