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List of Rivers of Cameroon Sl. No River Name Draining Into 1 Niger River (Nigeria) Gulf of Guinea 2 Benue River Gulf of Guinea 3 Katsina Ala River Gulf of Guinea 4 Menchum River Gulf of Guinea 5 Donga River Gulf of Guinea 6 Faro River Gulf of Guinea 7 Déo River Gulf of Guinea 8 Mayo Kébbi Gulf of Guinea 9 Cross River (Manyu River) Gulf of Guinea 10 Akwayafe River Gulf of Guinea 11 Rio del Ray Gulf of Guinea 12 Meme River Gulf of Guinea 13 Mungo River Gulf of Guinea 14 Wouri River Gulf of Guinea 15 Makombé River Gulf of Guinea 16 Nkam River Gulf of Guinea 17 Dibamba River Gulf of Guinea 18 Sanaga River Gulf of Guinea 19 Mbam River Gulf of Guinea 20 Ndjim River Gulf of Guinea 21 Noun River Gulf of Guinea 22 Kim River Gulf of Guinea 23 Lom River Gulf of Guinea 24 Pangar River Gulf of Guinea 25 Djeréme River Gulf of Guinea 26 Nyong River Gulf of Guinea 27 Lokundje River Gulf of Guinea 28 Campo River (Ntem River) Gulf of Guinea 29 Ogooué River (Gabon) Atlantic Ocean 30 Ivindo River (Gabon) Atlantic Ocean 31 Aïna River (Ayina River) Atlantic Ocean 32 Lélé River Atlantic Ocean 33 Congo River (Republic of the Congo) Atlantic Ocean 34 Sangha River Atlantic Ocean 35 Dja River (Ngoko River) Atlantic Ocean 36 Boumba River Atlantic Ocean 37 Sangha River Atlantic Ocean 38 Ngoko River Atlantic Ocean 39 Kadéï River Atlantic Ocean 40 Boumbé II River Atlantic Ocean 41 Doumé River Atlantic Ocean 42 Chari River Lake Chad 43 Logone River Lake Chad 44 Mbéré River Lake Chad 45 Vina River Lake Chad For more information kindly visit : www.downloadexcelfiles.com www.downloadexcelfiles.com.
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