Red Volta - Akaboruta

Japanese: 赤ボルタ - あかぼるた
Red Volta - Akaboruta

…Its basin area is about 400,000 km2. The upper reaches are made up of three tributaries called the Volta Noir (Black Volta), Volta Blanche (White Volta), and Volta Rouge (Red Volta). The Volta Noir originates in the hills of southwestern Upper Volta, flows northeastward, then changes course southeastward near Kouri, and then turns south to form the border between Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana, before turning eastward in central Ghana and merging with the Volta Blanche. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Red Volta" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…流域面積約40万km2。上流はそれぞれボルタ・ノアール(黒ボルタ),ボルタ・ブランシュ(白ボルタ),ボルタ・ルージュ(赤ボルタ)と呼ばれる支流河川からなる。ボルタ・ノアールはオートボルタ南西部の丘陵に源を発し,まず北東方向に流れ,クーリ付近で流れを南東方向に変え,さらに南に流路を変えてコートジボアールとガーナの国境をなし,ガーナ中部で東に向かい,ボルタ・ブランシュと合流する。…

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