Goascorán River facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Goascorán River |
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Goascarán river on the Salvadoran border
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| Native name | Río Goascorán (Spanish) |
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| Main source | La Paz (Honduras), Honduras |
| River mouth | Pacific Ocean El Salvador, Honduras 0 m (0 ft) 13°24′38″N 87°49′08″W / 13.41056°N 87.81889°W |
| Length | 130 km (81 mi) |
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| Basin size | 2,081 km2 (803 sq mi) |
The Goascorán River or Río Goascorán is a river in Central America. It rises in the La Sierra mountain ridge in Honduras and flows southward along the El Salvador-Honduras border for about 75 miles (120 km). It courses past Goascorán city to La Unión Bay, an inlet of the Gulf of Fonseca.
See also
In Spanish: Río Goascorán para niños
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