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Shire River

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379: 44: 63: 478: 852: 306:. Its length is 402 kilometres (250 mi). The upper Shire River issues from Lake Malawi and runs approximately 19 km (12 mi) before it enters shallow 593: 806: 521: 891: 896: 916: 901: 845: 337:, the lower river turns southeast and enters the low-lying Mozambique plain. Its largest and one of its few perennial tributaries, the 586: 462: 482: 911: 799: 194: 838: 514: 876: 579: 614: 602: 906: 129: 792: 322:, the middle river drops approximately 400 m (1,300 ft) through a series of falls and gorges, including 871: 507: 365: 542: 530: 622: 378: 311: 886: 881: 737: 727: 560: 437: 697: 458: 372: 361: 822: 776: 314:
where large concentrations of hippopotamus are common along its shores. Between the towns of
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This article related to a river in Mozambique is a
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Index

Lower Shire

Nsanje
Malawi

Chewa
Malawi
Mozambique
Lake Malawi
14°25′25″S 35°14′10″E / 14.42361°S 35.23611°E / -14.42361; 35.23611
Mouth
Zambezi
17°41′36″S 35°18′55″E / 17.69333°S 35.31528°E / -17.69333; 35.31528
/ˈʃr/
Malawi
Lake Malawi
Zambezi
Mozambique
Lake Malombe
Liwonde National Park
Matope
Chikwawa
Kapachira Falls
Blantyre
Chikwawa
Ruo River
Chiromo
Elephant Marsh
Zambezi River
Sena, Mozambique

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