Rovuma

[ roo-voo-muh ]

/ rʊˈvu mə /

Ruvuma.

Definition for rovuma (2 of 2)

Ruvuma

[ roo-voo-muh ]

/ rʊˈvu mə /

a river in SE Africa, flowing E along the Tanzania-Mozambique border to the Indian Ocean. About 450 miles (725 km) long.

The watershed parts some streams for Loendi and some for Rovuma.

The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868 |David Livingstone
The Rovuma is quite altered from what it was when first we visited it.

The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868 |David Livingstone
His future endeavors in connection with the Rovuma receive their explanation from this unwelcome discovery.

The Personal Life Of David Livingstone |William Garden Blaikie
The current of the Rovuma was now as strong as that of the Zambesi, but the volume of water is very much less.

A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries |David Livingstone

Thither we went, and on the same evening landed all our animals in Mikindany bay, which lies only twenty-five miles N. of Rovuma.

The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868 |David Livingstone