Komering River

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Komering River
Sungai Komering, Air Komering
Komering River is located in Sumatra
Komering River
Location of river mouth
Location
CountryIndonesia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationSouth Sumatra

Komering River is a river in South Sumatra, Indonesia.[1] It is a tributary of the Musi River.[2]

Geography[]

The river flows in the southern area of Sumatra with predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[3] The annual average temperature in the area is 24 °C. The warmest month is October, when the average temperature is around 26 °C, and the coldest is January, at 22 °C.[4] The average annual rainfall is 2902 mm. The wettest month is November, with an average of 435 mm rainfall, and the driest is August, with 83 mm rainfall.[5]

Komering River
Climate chart (explanation)
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Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Precipitation totals in mm
Source: [4]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
  2. ^ Air Komering – Geonames.org.
  3. ^ Peel, M C; Finlayson, B L; McMahon, T A (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification". Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. 30 January 2016.
  5. ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month – TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. 30 January 2016.

Coordinates: 2°59′17″S 104°49′56″E / 2.988°S 104.8321°E / -2.988; 104.8321

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