Linta River

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Linta River
Linta river
Map of Malagasy rivers (Linta flows into the Indian Ocean).
Location
Country	Madagascar
Region	Atsimo-Andrefana
City	Ejeda
Physical characteristics
Source
• elevation	520 m (1,710 ft)
Source confluence	Fotadrevo
Mouth	Indian Ocean
• location	Androka, Atsimo-Andrefana
• coordinates	25°02′00″S 44°01′00″E / 25.03333°S 44.01667°E / -25.03333; 44.01667
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	173 km (107 mi)
Basin size	5,800 km2 (2,200 sq mi)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Manakaralahy, Manakaravavy

Linta is a river in the region of Atsimo-Andrefana in southern Madagascar. It crosses the Route nationale 10 near Ejeda and flows into the Indian Ocean in the Bay of Langarano, east of Androka.

Its main affluents are the Manakaralahy and Manakaravavy which are dry during the dry season from July to November. Its annual discharge is low, approx. 1-2 L/s/km².