Mahajamba River

Mahajamba
Estuaries in northern Madagascar. Rivers from left to right: Betsiboka, Mahajamba, Sofia
Map
Physical characteristics
SourceCentral Highlands
 • locationMadagascar
 • coordinates18°1′16″S 47°46′29″E / 18.02111°S 47.77472°E / -18.02111; 47.77472
 • elevation1,204 m (3,950 ft)
MouthIndian Ocean
 • location
Boeny and Sofia Region, Madagascar
 • coordinates
15°27′15″S 47°4′37″E / 15.45417°S 47.07694°E / -15.45417; 47.07694
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length298 km (185 mi)[1]
Basin size15,500 km2 (6,000 sq mi)[1]
Discharge 
 • locationMahajamba Delta
 • average(Period: 1971–2000)483 m3/s (17,100 cu ft/s)[1]
Basin features
River systemMahajamba River
Tributaries 
 • leftBemovo
 • rightAmparanarona, Tsilaninarivo, Menazomby, Kimangoro

The Mahajamba is a river of northern Madagascar. It flows through Ankarafantsika National Park. The river is surrounded in mangroves.[2]

  1. ^ a b c "Madagascar".
  2. ^ Bradt, Hilary (17 May 2011). Madagascar: The Bradt Travel Guide. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 82. ISBN 978-1-84162-341-2. Retrieved 8 January 2013.