Birbir River
| Birbir River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Birbir River |
| • location | Dibdib, Ethiopia |
| • coordinates | 7°42′04″N 35°52′44″E / 7.701°N 35.879°E |
| • elevation | 2,367 m (7,766 ft) |
| Mouth | Baro River |
• location | Seriti, Ethiopia |
• coordinates | 8°14′28″N 34°57′39″E / 8.2411°N 34.9609°E |
• elevation | 557 m (1,827 ft) |
| Length | 246.6 km (153.2 mi) |
| Basin size | 16,250 km2 (6,270 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Baro River → Sobat River → White Nile → Nile → Mediterranean Sea |
| River system | Nile |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Sor River |
The Birbir River of southwestern
Richard Pankhurst notes that the Birbir is economically important for the discovery in 1904 of deposits of platinum along its course.[1]
See also
References
- ^ Richard Pankhurst, Economic History of Ethiopia (Addis Ababa: Haile Selassie I University, 1968), pp. 231, 234.