- Indawo: enyakatho-ntshonalanga ye siqhingi saseMadagascar
- Ubude: 525 km
- Umthombo: i -confluence yemifula uZabu ne-Amparikhibe
- I-Estuary: I- Mozambique Channel
- Ubukhulu ngaphezu kwezilwandle: ngaphezu kuka-860 m
Umfula iBetsibuka eMadagascar ungenye yezinto ezimangalisayo zamanzi zomhlaba futhi uphawuleka ngokuyinhloko ngenxa yembala yawo yangempela.
Indawo kanye nezwe lomfula
IBetsibuka yilo mfula omkhulu eMadagascar futhi ugeleza enyakatho-ntshonalanga yalesi siqhingi. Ivela enkabeni yezwe, enyakatho yesifundazwe sase- Antananarivo , lapho kuhlangana khona imifula ye-Amparikhibe neZabu. Ngokuqhubekayo iBetsibuka igeleza enyakatho, ixhuma eduze nendawo yokuhlala kaMaevatanana nomfula i-Ikupa. Emakhilomitha angu-40 alandelayo omfula eduze kwesiteshi kunamachibi amancane amancane. Khona-ke edolobheni laseMaruvuy, uMfula iBetsibuka ugeleza ungene emanzini eBumbetuka Bay, lapho enza khona i-delta. Kusuka lapha no-130 km phezulu umfula ungasemikhumbi. Ekuphumeni okuvela echwebeni ngenye yezindawo ezinkulu ezikudoba zaseMadagascar - Mahadzanga .
Yini ezithakazelisayo ngomfula iBetsibuka?
Unyaka wonke nxazonke zomfula iBetsibuka unomthunzi obomvu obomvu okukhumbuza ukugqwala. Lesi simo sichazwa ukuthi emva kokusika izinhlanzi emanzini omfula kanye nokuhamba kwemifudlana yamanzi inhlabathi yaqala ukugeza, inqubo yokuguguquka kwayo kanye nokuguqulwa ibe yincani yombala wesimilo yaqala. Njengoba inhlabathi kulezi zingxenye ine-shades ebomvu, amanzi abuye athole umbala ohambelana nawo.
Ngenxa yenhlekelele yemvelo ukuze kugweme ukufika kwezimpahla zasolwandle, izindawo zokudoba zomuzi waseMahadzanga ngo-1947 zidluliselwa ogwini olungaphandle lweBetsibuki.
Ngenxa yokuthi umfula ingxenye yesine yobude bawo, iBetsibuka isetshenziselwa kabanzi ngezinhloso zezomnotho nezokuhweba. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ezindaweni eziphansi zalo mfula kunezinsimu ezinkulu zelayisi.
Indlela ekhululekile kakhulu yokubona amanzi abomvu wegazi emfuleni iBetsibuki ukuhamba uhambo njengengxenye yeqembu lokuvakasha. Izivakashi eziningi zaseMadagascar zinikezela njengenye yemizila eya emfuleni nasemfuleni nokuhlola ezinye ze-rapids. Futhi, ungaqasha imoto uhambe, ngokwesibonelo, ekuhlanganyeleni kweBetsibuki no-Ikupa noma echwebeni laseMakhadzang .