Tuba Kuta Bolong
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| location |
 Senegal Gambia
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| River system | Gambia | |
| Drain over | Gambia → Atlantic | |
| source | Bim Gambian - Senegalese border area in Senegal | |
| muzzle | northwest of the village of Basse Santa Su in the Gambia Coordinates: 13 ° 22 ′ 9 ″ N , 14 ° 16 ′ 59 ″ W, 13 ° 22 ′ 9 ″ N , 14 ° 16 ′ 59 ″ W |
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0 m
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| length | about 19 km | |
The Tuba Kuta Bolong ( French spelling Tuba Kuta Bôlon ) is a right tributary of the West African Gambia River .
geography
The Tuba Kuta Bolong has its source in the Gambian - Senegalese border area in the Tambacounda region (Senegal). The river flows for a length of about 19 kilometers in a westerly direction until it flows into the Gambia River northwest of the town of Basse Santa Su .
The addition Bolong , which has many tributaries of the Gambia, means "moving water" or "tributary" in the Mandinka language .
literature
- Stephen C. Stringall, Dody Broyles: Gambia. International Travel Maps, Vancouver 2003, ISBN 1-55341-217-6 (map, 96 × 61 cm, 1: 350,000)