Fiherenana River
Appearance
Fiherenana River | |
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![]() Rivers of Madagascar | |
Location | |
Country | Madagascar |
Region | Atsimo-Andrefana |
Cities | Beantsy, Tulear |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | Indian Ocean |
• location | Belalanda, near Tulear, Atsimo-Andrefana |
• coordinates | 23°18′35″S 43°37′50″E / 23.30972°S 43.63056°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Basin size | 7,500 km2 (2,900 sq mi) to 7,740.8 km2 (2,988.7 sq mi)[1] |
Discharge | |
• location | Near mouth |
• average | (Period: 1971–2000)16.9 m3/s (600 cu ft/s)[1] |
Discharge | |
• location | Mahaboboka |
• average | 35.4 m3/s (1,250 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
River system | Fiherenana River |
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/JMLeb_2013_Mad_Fiherenana_Toliara_carte_25.jpg/220px-JMLeb_2013_Mad_Fiherenana_Toliara_carte_25.jpg)
Fiherenana is a river in the region Atsimo-Andrefana in southern Madagascar. It flows into the Indian Ocean at Tulear.
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/JMLeb_1988_Mad_Fiherena_24.jpg/220px-JMLeb_1988_Mad_Fiherena_24.jpg)
Due to a local fady (taboo), pirogues are not allowed on this river.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Madagascar".
- ^ (in French) La vallée du Fiherenana (Toliara)