Onive River

Onive River
River
Country  Madagascar
Mouth
 - location Mangoro River
 - coordinates 19°42′17.639″S 48°2′50.848″E / 19.70489972°S 48.04745778°E / -19.70489972; 48.04745778Coordinates: 19°42′17.639″S 48°2′50.848″E / 19.70489972°S 48.04745778°E / -19.70489972; 48.04745778
Basin 4,860 km2 (1,876 sq mi)
Onive River

The Onive River is a river in eastern Madagascar. It flows down from the Ankaratra massif, and is the largest tributary of the Mangoro River. [1][2]

Notable waterfalls, with a 30m vertical drop, are located southwest of the village of Tsinjoarivo.[3]

References

  1. "MADAGASCAR: New Livelihoods to Protect A River's Life". Global Issues, Inter Press Service,. 2010-11-25. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  2. Campbell, Gwynn. David Griffiths and the Missionary "History of Madagascar", p. 488-89 (Brill 2012) (citing Aldegheri, Marius. The Rivers and Streams on Madagascar, in Battistini, Rene & G. Richard-Vindard (ed.), Biogeography and Ecology in Madagascar (1972))
  3. Madagascar, 2008-2009, p. 245 (Le Petit Futé 2008) (in French)
Rivers of Madagascar
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