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Definition of volta river
volta river
• noun
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A major river system in West Africa that originates in Burkina Faso through three main headstreams—the Black Volta, White Volta, and Red Volta—and flows southward through Ghana into the Gulf of Guinea, forming the vast reservoir of Lake Volta.
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