Mananjary River

The Mananjary River is located in southern Madagascar, in the region of Vatovavy.

Manajary (River)
Location
CountryMadagascar
RegionVatovavy
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationsouth of Fandriana
 • elevation1500 m
Mouth 
 • location
Mananjary
 • coordinates
21°15′25″S 48°20′40″E
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Basin size6780 km2
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftAmpasory, Saka river, Maka river
 • rightIvoanana, Manaroko

It drains to the eastern coast, into the Indian ocean. It serves as the southern edge of the territory known as Betsimisaraka.[1]

Its mouth is situated in the city of Mananjary.[2]

Mananjary river

References

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