Altamaha River

The Altamaha River is a major river in the U.S. state of . It flows generally eastward for 137 miles from its origin at the confluence of the Oconee River and towards the Atlantic Ocean, where it empties into the ocean near .
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Altamaha River

Latitude
31.31578° or 31° 18′ 57″ north
Longitude
-81.28482° or 81° 17′ 5″ west
Open location code
863W8P88+83
Geo­Names ID
4179612
Wiki­data ID
Q434188
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Altamaha River” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: نهر ألتاماها
  • Asturian: Ríu Altamaha
  • Bulgarian: Алтамаха
  • Catalan: Altamaha
  • Cebuano: Altamaha River
  • Chinese: 奥尔塔马霍河
  • Chinese: 奧爾塔馬霍河
  • Danish: Altamaha River
  • Dutch: Altamaha River
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر التاماها
  • French: Altamaha River
  • French: Altamaha
  • German: A-la-ta-ma-ha
  • German: A-lot-amaha River
  • German: Alatahama River
  • German: Alatamaha River
  • German: Allamah River
  • German: Altamaha River
  • German: Altamaha
  • German: Frederica River
  • German: Rio Al Tama
  • German: Rio de Talaje
  • German: Rio deTalaje
  • German: Talaxe River
  • Greek: Άλταμαχα
  • Irish: Abhainn Altamaha
  • Japanese: アルタマハ川
  • Mingrelian: ალტამაჰა
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Altamaha River
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Altamaha
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Ocmulgee River
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Ocmulgee
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Oconee River
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Oconee
  • Norwegian: Altamaha
  • Polish: Altamaha
  • Russian: Олтамахо
  • Slovenian: Altamaha River
  • Slovenian: Altamaha
  • Slovenian: reka Altamaha
  • Spanish: Rio Altamaha
  • Spanish: Río Altamaha
  • Ukrainian: Олтамаго
  • Venetian: Altamaha
  • Welsh: Afon Altamaha

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Notable Places Nearby

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