词条 | Cavalla River |
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| name = Cavalla river | name_other = Cavally, Youbou, Diougou | image = Cavally.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = | map = File:Liberia Cavally River.png | map_alt = | map_caption = The Cavalla River drains the border areas of Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia. | source1_location = | mouth_location = Gulf of Guinea | progression = | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire, and Liberia | location = | etymology = | length = {{convert|515|km|mi|abbr=on}} | source1_elevation = | mouth_elevation = {{convert|0|m|ft|abbr=on}} | discharge1_avg = | basin_size = | river_system = | tributaries_left = | tributaries_right = }} 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 {{convert|21|km|abbr=on|sp=us}} 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 {{convert|515|km|mi|sp=us}}, and is the longest river in Liberia.[1] The name is derived from the cavalla horse mackerel found at its mouth.[2] References1. ^{{cite book|last=Bateman|first=Graham|author2=Victoria Egan |author3=Fiona Gold |author4=Philip Gardner |title=Encyclopedia of World Geography|publisher=Barnes & Noble Books|location=New York|year=2000|isbn=1-56619-291-9|page=161}} 2. ^Cavalla River at Encyclopædia Britannica External links
5 : Rivers of Liberia|Rivers of Ivory Coast|Rivers of Guinea|International rivers of Africa|Ivory Coast–Liberia border |
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