San Francisco River (English spelling)

Japanese: サン･フランシスコ[川]（英語表記）Rio São Francisco

The river originates in the Canastra mountain range, the highest mountain on the Brazilian plateau, in the southwest of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. It flows north-northeast along the west side of the Espinhaço mountain range, reaches the border between the states of Bahia and Pernambuco, then turns east-southeast and reaches the Atlantic Ocean. It is the third largest river in South America, with a total length of about 2,900 km and a drainage area of about 630,000 km2. It connects the coast and inland regions, as well as the northern and southern regions of Brazil, and is said to be the river that unifies the country. The basin receives little rain, so the water is shallow, but it is used for water transportation from Pirapora in Minas Gerais to Juazeiro and Petrolina in the northeast, making it useful for transporting goods.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

ブラジルのミナス･ジェライス州南西部，ブラジル高原で最も高いカナストラ山地に発源する川。エスピニャソ山地の西側に沿って北北東に流れ，バイア州とペルナンブコ州の州境に達してから東南東に向きを変えて大西洋に達する。全長約2900km，流域面積約63万km2で南米第3の川である。ブラジルの沿岸部と内陸地方，および北部と南部地方を結び，国家統一の川と言われている。流域は雨が少ないので水深も浅いが，ミナス･ジェライス州のピラポラから北東部のジュアゼイロ，ペトロリナまでは水運に用いられ，物資の輸送に役立っている。

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