MINDANAO RIVER


Meaning of MINDANAO RIVER in English

formerly Cotabato River

Main river of central Mindanao , Philippines.

It meanders northwest to enter Illana Bay in two tributaries, the Cotabato and Tamentaka, after a 200-mi (320-km) course. The river system waters a fertile basin and is a major inland-transportation artery.

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