Moa River
Appearance
Moa | |
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Location | |
Countries | |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Guinea Highlands, Guinea |
• elevation | 930 m (3,050 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Atlantic Ocean |
Length | 475 km (295 mi)[1] |
Basin size | 19,560 km2 (7,550 sq mi)[2] |
Discharge | |
• location | Near mouth |
• average | (Period: 1979–2015) 32.94 km3/a (1,044 m3/s)[2] |
Basin features | |
River system | Moa River |
Tributaries | |
• left | Ouaou, Mauwa |
• right | Mafissa, Meli, Male |
The Moa River (Makona River)[3] is a river in West Africa. It arises in the highlands of Guinea and flows southwest, forming parts of the Guinea–Liberia and the Guinea – Sierra Leone borders. It flows into the Southern Province of Sierra Leone.[3] Yenga, Tiwai Island and Sulima are located on the Moa.
Notes
[edit]- ^ "North Africa-West Coast". Archived from the original on 2024-01-29. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
- ^ a b "River Basins". Archived from the original on 2024-01-17. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
- ^ a b Johnston, Harry (1911). Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 539. . In
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