Ankobra River

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The Ankobra is a river in Ghana, West Africa. The name was supposedly given to him because of its tortuous course of the Portuguese, who arrived at the end of the 15th century in his mouth area and be derived from cobra, which is the Portuguese word for " snake".

It rises north-east of Wiawso, capital of Sefwi - Wiawso District, and flows more than 190 miles to the south at Axim in the Gulf of Guinea. It reaches its greatest extent in southern Ghana. Until Tomento tides act. The river is from the mouth of about 80 kilometers navigable, in the upper area there are rapids.

In the Ankobra Fure, Mansi and Bonsa flow.

External links and sources

• Http://www.secsd.com/wr/Ankobra.htm
• Http://countrystudies.us/ghana/30.htm
• Http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/26012/Ankobra

• River in Africa
• River in Ghana
• Water System Gulf of Guinea