Aghanashini River
River in Karnataka, India
Aghanashini | |
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![]() Aghanashini River | |
Location | |
Country | India |
States | Karnataka |
Region | Malenadu |
Origin | Sirsi |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | Laccadive sea |
• location | Aghanashini (village) near Kumta |
Length | 117 km (73 mi) |
The Aghanashini River (also historically called the River Merjee) is a river located in India about 29 km south east of Anjediva Island.[1] The village of Aghanashini is to be found at the mouth of the river. The river Aghanashini originates at Shankara Honda in the Sirsi city of Uttara Kannada. The water from this river flows unobstructed through the Western Ghats range and then joins the Laccadive Sea. Karnataka's one of the famous watarfall unchalli waterfalls situated on this river.
References
- ^ Milburn, William (1813). Oriental Commerce: Containing a Geographical Description of the Principal Places in the East Indies, China, and Japan, with Their Produce, Manufactures, and Trade. London: Black, Parry & Company. p. 314.
Merjee.
14°31′15″N 74°21′30″E / 14.5209°N 74.3582°E / 14.5209; 74.3582