White Volta ( fr. Volta Blanche ), also known as Nakanbe - the upper reaches of the Volta River in West Africa . It is about 640 km long, and its pool covers an area of 400,000 km². Not shipping. The source is in Burkina Faso , flows into Lake Volta in Ghana . Main tributaries: Black Volta and Red Volta .
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| Characteristic | |
| Length | 640 km |
| Pool | 400,000 km² |
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| Source | |
| • Location | Burkina Faso |
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| Mouth | Volta |
| • Location | Ghana |
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| Location | |
| Water system | Volta → Volta → Gulf of Guinea |
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White Volta is marked in white. ( Upper Volta is now called Burkina Faso .)
In the interfluve of the Black and White Volta rivers is the capital of Burkina Faso - Ouagadougou .
White Volta in Burkina Faso