Linta
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Linta Ilinta |
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 Area of influence of the Linta |
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| location | South Madagascar | |
| River system | Linta | |
| source | eastern Atsimo-Andrefana | |
| muzzle | at Androka in the Strait of Mozambique Coordinates: 25 ° 0 ′ 1 ″ S , 44 ° 2 ′ 23 ″ E 25 ° 0 ′ 1 ″ S , 44 ° 2 ′ 23 ″ E
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| length | 173 km | |
| Catchment area | 5500 km² | |
| Communities | Ejeda, Androka | |
The Linta or Ilinta is one of the largest rivers in southern Madagascar . It flows through the two communities Ejeda and Androka over its 173 km length . Its catchment area covers about 5500 km², a completely very dry region with annual rainfall of less than 650 mm. It removes an average of 4.95 m³ per second of water at the Ejeda station, with the minimum being 0.07 m³ per second in September and the maximum being 12.6 m³ in February. On the Linta there are rare flood events that only last for a short time, but where the runoff can increase to up to 10,000 m³ per second. For this reason, their river bed is up to 600 meters wide.
The most important tributary of the Linta is called Manakaralahy , which flows into the Linta a few kilometers below Ejeda. The Linta flows into the Mozambique Strait and the Indian Ocean just below Androka .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Jean-Michel Lebigre: Petite encyclopédie du Grand Sud de Madagascar . Presses Universitaires de Bordeaux / LGPA-éditions, Pessac 2016, ISBN 979-1-03000030-6 , p. 117 .