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Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...


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Andranotsimisiamalona River The Andranotsimisiamalona River is located in northern Madagascar. Its sources are situated in the Ambohitra Massif; it flows into the Saharenana River The Saharenana River is located in northern Madagascar and crosses the Route Nationale 6 (Mad ...
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Ankavanana The Ankavanana is a river located in northern Madagascar in the Sava Region. Its sources are south of Andapa, crosses the Route Nationale 5a near Antalaha and flows into the Indian Ocean The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's f ...
- Antainambalana River


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Bemarivo River The Bemarivo River (), literally the ''big shallow'', is located in northern Madagascar. It drains to the north-eastern coast, into the Indian Ocean. It drains the eastern part of the Tsaratanana Massif and the northern half of the Marojejy Mass ...
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Besokatra River The Besokatra River is located in northern Madagascar. Its sources are situated near Joffreville in the Amber Mountain National Park, in the Ambohitra Massif, it crosses the Route nationale 6 near Mahavanona and flows into the Indian Ocean ...
- Betsiboka River - Bombetoka River


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Fanambana River The Fanambana River is located in northern Madagascar and crosses the Route Nationale 5a (Madagascar), Route Nationale 5a near Fanambana. Its sources are situated in the Marojejy National Park, Marojejy Massif and flows into the Indian Ocean south ...
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Faraony River Faraony is a river in Fitovinany, eastern Madagascar. It flows down from the central highlands to the Indian Ocean. It flows thru Manampatrana, Vohimanitra, Mahabako, Sahasinaka Sahasinaka is a municipality in the Manakara district of the ...
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Fiherenana River ''Fiherenana'' is a river in the region Atsimo-Andrefana in southern Madagascar. It flows into the Indian Ocean at Tulear. Due to a local '' fady'' (taboo), pirogue A pirogue ( or ), also called a piragua or piraga, is any of various sma ...


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Iazafo Iazafo is a small river in the east of Madagascar. Its mouth is in the Indian Ocean at the city of Mahambo in the region of Analanjirofo. References

Rivers of Analanjirofo Rivers of Madagascar {{Madagascar-river-stub ...
- Ifasy River - Ihosy River -
Ikopa River The Ikopa River is the second longest waterway in Madagascar and passes through the capital, Antananarivo. It is the largest tributary of the Betsiboka River. It is formed by the Varahina-North and Varahina-South Rivers. Its spring, named Varahi ...
- Irodo River - Ivondro River


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Linta River - Loky River -
Lokoho River The Lokoho River is located in northern Madagascar. It drains to the north-east coast, into the Indian Ocean. It drains the southern half of the Marojejy Massif. Its mouth is situated 25 km in the south of Sambava, near Farahalana. There wer ...
- Loky River


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Mahajamba River - Mahajilo River -
Mahavavy River The Mahavavy or Mahavavy-Nord River is a river of northern Madagascar in the region of Diana. It has its sources at the Maromokotra peak in the Tsaratanana Massif and flows north to the Indian Ocean. The main city along the river is Ambilobe. It ...
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Manajeba River The Manajeba River is located in northern Madagascar. Its sources are situated near in the Tsaratanana Massif, it crosses the Route nationale 6 near Tanambao Marivorahona and flows into the Indian Ocean The Indian Ocean is the third-largest o ...
- Manambaho River -
Manambolo River ''For the rural municipality, see Manambolo (disambiguation)'' The Manambolo River is a river in the highlands of western Madagascar of 370 km. It crosses the Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve and the Maningoza Reserve. The unpaved Rou ...
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Manampatrana River ''Manampatrana '' is a river in the region of Atsimo-Atsinanana in south-eastern Madagascar. It flows into the Indian Ocean near Farafangana Farafangana is a city (commune urbaine) on the south-east coast of Madagascar and capital of the Atsim ...
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Mananara River The Mananara River is one of the main rivers in eastern Madagascar. Its mouth is located at the Indian Ocean near the city of Vangaindrano in the Atsimo-Atsinanana Atsimo-Atsinanana (South East) is a region in Madagascar. Its capital is Farafan ...
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Mananjary River The Mananjary River is located in southern Madagascar, in the region of Vatovavy. It drains to the eastern coast, into the Indian ocean. It serves as the southern edge of the territory known as Betsimisaraka.Helen Chapin Metz, ed., Madagascar: ...
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Mananjeba River The Manajeba River is located in northern Madagascar. Its sources are situated near in the Tsaratanana Massif, it crosses the Route nationale 6 near Tanambao Marivorahona and flows into the Indian Ocean The Indian Ocean is the third-largest o ...
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Mandrare River ''Mandrare '' is a river in the region of Anosy in southern Madagascar. It flows into the Indian Ocean near Amboasary Sud. It becomes dry in certain months of the year. See also *List of rivers of Madagascar This is a list of streams and ...
- Mangoky River -
Mangoro River The Mangoro River is the largest river on the east coast of Madagascar by basin size and water volume, and is 300 km in length. Overview The Mangoro begins northeast of the town of Anjozorobe in the Analamanga region, at approximately 1,1 ...
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Mania River The Mania River is a river in Madagascar that flows from the central mountains of the island, emptying into the Mozambique Channel. The region of Amoron'i Mania is named from this river. Main affluents from the left are the Ivato, Imorona, ...
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Maningory River ''Maningory'' is a river in the region of Analanjirofo in north-eastern Madagascar. It takes it source in Lake Alaotra and flows into the Indian Ocean near Antakobola. The Maningory Falls of 90 meters are situated 20 km from Imerimandroso. ...
- Marimbona - Menarandra River -
Morondava River The Morondava river in Menabe region, is located in western Madagascar. It originates on the Makay Massif and flows northwestwards into the Indian Ocean near the town with the same name: Morondava Morondava (, from mg, morona lava "long coast" ...


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Namorona River Namorona is a river in Vatovavy, eastern Madagascar. It flows down from the central highlands, runs along the Ranomafana National Park, forms the Andriamamovoka Falls, to flow into the Indian Ocean The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of t ...
- Nosivolo River


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Onilahy River Onilahy is a river in Atsimo-Andrefana and Anosy (Toliara Province), southern Madagascar. It flows down from the hills near Betroka to the Mozambique Channel. It empties at St. Augustin (), and into the Bay of Saint-Augustin. Two species of c ...
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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.Campbell, GwynnDavid Griffiths and the Missionary "History of Madagascar" p. 488-89 (Brill 2012) (citing ...
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Onive River (Sava) 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.Campbell, GwynnDavid Griffiths and the Missionary "History of Madagascar" p. 488-89 (Brill 2012) (citing ...


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Ramena River The Ramena River is a river of northwestern Madagascar in the region of Diana. It has its sources at the Maromokotra and is the main affluent of the Sambirano River The Sambirano is a river of northwestern Madagascar in the region of Diana. ...
- Rianila River


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Sahamaitso Sahamaitso is a river in the region of Alaotra-Mangoro in eastern Madagascar. It is situated near the towns of Amboasary Gara Amboasary (also Amboasary Gara) is a rural commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Moramanga, which is a ...
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Saharenana River The Saharenana River is located in northern Madagascar and crosses the Route Nationale 6 (Madagascar), Route Nationale 6 near Antananandrenitelo. Its sources are situated near Joffreville in the Ambohitra Massif and flows into the Indian Ocean. ...
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Sahatavy River The Sahatavy is a river of eastern Madagascar. It flows through Zahamena National Park Zahamena National Park is a national park of Madagascar. Established in 1997, it covers an area of out of a total protected area of . It is part of a UNESCO Wo ...
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Sakaleona River ''Sakaleona'' is a river in the regions of Amoron'i Mania and Vatovavy in eastern Madagascar. It flows down from the central highlands to flow into the Indian Ocean near Nosy Varika Nosy Varika is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to ...
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Sakanila River The Sakanila River is a river on the east coast of Madagascar, flowing into the Indian Ocean at Maintinandry, south of Vatomandry. A bridge on Route nationale 11 (Madagascar) crosses the Sakanila west of Maintinandry. The Madagascar Ethnobotany ...
- Sakay river -
Sahamaitso Sahamaitso is a river in the region of Alaotra-Mangoro in eastern Madagascar. It is situated near the towns of Amboasary Gara Amboasary (also Amboasary Gara) is a rural commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Moramanga, which is a ...
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Sakeny River The Sakeny River is a river in Western Madagascar. It is a tributary of the Tsiribihina River. The Sakeny originates on the northern Makay Massif in northern Beroroha District of Atsimo-Andrefana Region. It flows northward through the north–sou ...
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Sambirano River The Sambirano is a river of northwestern Madagascar in the region of Diana. It has its sources at the Maromokotra peak and flows through the Tsaratanana Reserve to the Indian Ocean. Its delta occupies 250 km. The ecosystem of the river, ma ...
- Sandrananta River -
Sandrangato The Sandrangato is a river that flows near Anosibe An'ala, Alaotra-Mangoro Region, Madagascar. It is located at 72 km from Moramanga Moramanga is a city (commune urbaine) in Madagascar. It is located in the region Alaotra-Mangoro and the Moramanga ...
- Simianona River -
Sofia River The Sofia is a river of northwestern Madagascar. It flows through the Sofia Region. The source is at the Tsaratanana Massif at an altitude of 1784 metres. It has a length of . Its mouth is in the Indian Ocean in the Boriziny-Vaovao District Bori ...


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Tahititnaloke River - Tsaratamana -
Tsiribihina River The Tsiribihina is a river of western Madagascar. The main tributaries are the Mahajilo, Manandaza, Mania, and Sakeny rivers. Its basin has an area of 49,800 km2. 7,025 km2 is in the basin of the Sakeny River, 14,500 km2 in that of the Mahaj ...


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Zomandao River


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* List of bridges in Madagascar {{Africa topic, List of rivers of *
Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...
Rivers A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...