Mbam River

The Mbam River is the largest tributary of the in . It has a total length of 548 km and has a total drainage basin of 38,000 km2. It flows from the Adamawa Plateau and receives the Kim and rivers on its left bank and later the at its right bank before its confluence with the Sanaga River.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Cameroon
  • Also known as: Mbam

Mbam River

Latitude
4.4° or 4° 24′ north
Longitude
11.28333° or 11° 17′ east
Elevation
383 metres (1,257 feet)
Open location code
6FPHC72M+28
Geo­Names ID
2228072
Wiki­data ID
Q946653
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Mbam River” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: نهر مبام
  • Asturian: Ríu Mbam
  • Bulgarian: Мбам
  • Cebuano: Mbam
  • Chinese: 姆巴姆河
  • Dutch: Mbam (vattendrag i Kamerun, Centrumregionen)
  • Dutch: Mbam River
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر مبام
  • French: Fleuve Mbam
  • French: Le mbam
  • French: Mbam
  • German: Mbam
  • Hausa: Kogin Mbam
  • Irish: Abhainn Mbam
  • Italian: Mbam
  • Japanese: ムバム川
  • Lithuanian: Mbamas
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Mbam
  • Polish: Mbam
  • Portuguese: Rio Mbam
  • Russian: Мбам
  • Spanish: Río Mbam
  • Swedish: Mbam
  • Venetian: Fiume Mbam
  • Welsh: Afon Mbam

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