Ruo River is the largest tributary of the Shire River in southern Malawi and Mozambique . It originates from the Mulanje Massif (Malawi) and forms 80 km (50 mi) of the Malawi-Mozambique border . It joins the Shire River at Chiromo .
7-758: The Ruo River watershed includes the southern slopes of the Mulanje Massif and Shire Highlands in Malawi. Its principal tributary is the Thuchila (or Tuchila ) River, which drains the southwestern slopes of Mulanje and the southeastern slopes of the Shire Highlands and the Thuchila plain between them. The confluence of the Ruo and Thuchila is near Sandama . The Ruo and its left bank tributaries also drain
14-406: A portion of Milange District in neighboring Mozambique. Zoa Falls (16°18'27"S 35°17'10"E) has a 60-meter drop, and effectively isolates the fish populations upstream in the Ruo watershed from those of the lower Zambezi and Shire rivers. The Shire Highlands Railway follows the lower course of the Ruo between Sandama and Chiromo. Frog Arthroleptis francei was first collected from near
21-675: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mulanje Mulanje , formerly called Mlanje , is a town in the Southern Region of Malawi , close to the border with Mozambique , to the east. It is near the Mulanje Massif . The town of Mulanje lies along the M-2 highway from Thyolo to the west to the Mozambican border to the east. It is approximately 69 kilometres (43 mi), by road, south-east of Blantyre ,
28-535: The Ruo River on the slopes of the Mulanje Massif. One of its common names is Ruo River screeching frog. Its other common name, France's squeaker, as well as its specific name francei carry a tragic history. Mr. F. H. France was a young forestry officer who perished in trying to cross the Ruo River close to where Arthroleptis francei were first collected. Arthur Loveridge , the scientist who described
35-457: The commercial and financial capital of Malawi. This is approximately 380 kilometres (236 mi), by road, southeast of Lilongwe , the largest city in Malawi and the country's capital. The geographical coordinates of the town of Mulanje are: 16°01'33.0"S, 35°30'29.0"E (Latitude:-16.025833; Longitude:35.508056). Mulanje is a tourist attraction and serves as a staging base for climbers who want to scale Mount Mulanje or those who want to explore
42-518: The countryside at its base. Residential and camping accommodation is available. Mulanje is also the headquarters of a conservation group, the Mulanje Mountain Conservation Trust . The small town of Mulanje is the center of Malawi's tea growing industry. The Lujeri Tea Estates , adjacent to the border with Mozambique, is the location of the 8.25 megawatts (11,063 hp) Ruo–Ndiza Hydroelectric Power Station , that
49-479: The species, named it after France so that "his name may be linked with the forests he sought to preserve on the mountain he loved so well." Despite its connection with river though its history and naming, this frog is a terrestrial species living in leaf litter. This article related to a river in Malawi is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in Mozambique
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