Cavalla River
| Cavalla river Cavally, Youbou, Diougou | |
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 The Cavalla River drains the border areas of Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia. | |
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• location | Gulf of Guinea |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 515 km (320 mi) |
The Cavalla River (also known as the Cavally, the Youbou and the Diougou) is a river in West Africa running from north of Mont Nimba in Guinea, through Côte d'Ivoire, to Zwedru in Liberia, and back to the border with Côte d'Ivoire. It ends in the Gulf of Guinea 21 km (13 mi) east of Harper, Liberia. It forms the southern two-thirds of the international boundary between Liberia and Côte d'Ivoire.
It has a length of 515 kilometers (320 mi), and is the longest river in Liberia.[1] The name is derived from the cavalla horse mackerel found at its mouth.[2] It is home to the endemic Chiloglanis normani.
References[]
- ^ Bateman, Graham; Victoria Egan; Fiona Gold; Philip Gardner (2000). Encyclopedia of World Geography. New York: Barnes & Noble Books. p. 161. ISBN 1-56619-291-9.
- ^ Cavalla River at Encyclopædia Britannica
External links[]
- Cavalla River at TLC Africa Archived 2012-02-05 at the Wayback Machine
- World River Discharge Database
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Coordinates: 4°22′N 7°32′W / 4.367°N 7.533°W
Categories:
- Rivers of Liberia
- Rivers of Ivory Coast
- Rivers of Guinea
- International rivers of Africa
- Ivory Coast–Liberia border
- Border rivers
- Africa river stubs
- Guinea geography stubs
- Ivory Coast geography stubs
- Liberia geography stubs