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Minami River

The 883rd longest river in the world

km

The Minami River (Minami-gawa) is a river in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. It is designated Class B by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT). It empties into Obama Bay, a sub-bay of Wakasa Bay on the Sea of Japan about 280 metres (920 ft) southwest of the mouth of the Kita River.

Flows through: Japan.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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