Guayas [river] - Guayas

Japanese: グアヤス[川] - ぐあやす
Guayas [river] - Guayas

...The coastal region, which accounts for one-quarter of the country's land area, is a fertile plain about 30 to 150 km wide, with hills of about 700 m above sea level scattered throughout. The rivers that flow from the Andes to the Pacific Ocean are the Esmeraldas River in the north and the Guayas River in the south, the latter of which has a fertile delta and the country's largest commercial city, Guayaquil, near its mouth. The Oriental and Occidental mountain ranges of the Andes run through the center of the country, connecting in various places to form about 10 intermountain basins.

*Some of the terminology that mentions the "Guayas River" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…国土の1/4を占める海岸地方は幅約30kmから150kmの肥沃な平野で,あちこちに標高700mほどの丘陵地がある。アンデス山脈から太平洋側に流れる河川は北部のエスメラルダス川と南部のグアヤス川で,後者は肥沃なデルタをもち,河口付近に同国最大の商業都市のグアヤキルがある。国土の中央部をアンデス山脈のオリエンタル,オクシデンタル両山脈が走り,それらは各所で結びつき,約10ヵ所の山間盆地を形成する。…

※「グアヤス[川]」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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