Yaque del Norte River
River in the Dominican Republic / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Yaque Del Norte River (Spanish, Río Yaque del Norte) is the longest river in the Dominican Republic, as well as the second longest river on Hispaniola, behind the Artibonite River. It is 296 km long and flows northwest into the Atlantic Ocean.[1][2]
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Yaque del Norte | |
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Location | |
Country | Dominican Republic |
Provinces | La Vega, Santiago, Valverde, Santiago Rodríguez, Monte Cristi |
Major cities | Santiago de los Caballeros, Mao, Jarabacoa, Guayubín, Monte Cristi, Castañuelas |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | Atlantic Ocean |
• coordinates | 19°50′24″N 71°41′13″W |
Length | 298 km (185 mi) |
Basin size | 7,044 km2 (2,720 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Bao, Ámina, Mao, Guayubín, Guanajuma, Jagua |
• right | Jimenoa, Inoa, Maguaca, Maguá, Pananao, Jicomé |
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