Pulau River
| Pulau River Eilandenrivier | |
|---|---|
  Location of river mouth | |
| Native name | Sungai Pulau, Sungai Eilanden, Eilandenrivier, Bets, Sungai Pulau-pulau, Sungei Pulau (Indonesian) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Maoke Mountains, Indonesia |
| • coordinates | 4°49′26″S 140°24′51″E / 4.82389°S 140.41417°E |
| • elevation | 4,000 m (13,000 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Arafura Sea |
• coordinates | 5°45′35″S 138°07′17″E / 5.75972°S 138.12139°ECoordinates: 5°45′35″S 138°07′17″E / 5.75972°S 138.12139°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 403 km (250 mi) |
| Basin size | 45,600 km2 (17,600 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 3,513 m3/s (124,100 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | 1,590 m3/s (56,000 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 4,800 m3/s (170,000 cu ft/s) |
The Pulau River (Indonesian: Sungai Pulau, Dutch: Eilandenrivier) is a major river in the south of Papua province of Indonesia. With a total length of 403 km (250 mi).[1]
Name[]
It was previously known as the Eilanden River based on Dutch colonial expedition maps,[2] and was still shown with this name on some government maps in the 2010s.[3][4]
Hydrology[]
The Pulau River has its source in the Jayawijaya Mountains near Puncak Mandala, around 4000 meters in elevation. It flows south out of the mountains, and then follows a south-southwesterly course to the Arafura Sea on the .[2] Important tributaries include the Baliem River (formerly Vriendschaps River), Wildeman River, Kampung River and Brazza River.
Geography[]
The river flows in the southern area of Papua with predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[5] The annual average temperature in the area is 22 °C. The warmest month is January, when the average temperature is around 24 °C, and the coldest is June, at 20 °C.[6] The average annual rainfall is 5547 mm. The wettest month is May, with an average of 594 mm rainfall, and the driest is July, with 384 mm rainfall.[7]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Sungai Eilanden – Geonames.org.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "1916 Netherlands New Guinea Map". G. Kolff & Co.
- ^ "Peta Struktur Ruang". Archived from the original on 20 October 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ DIREKTORAT JENDERAL BINA USAHA KEHUTANAN KEMENTERIAN KEHUTANAN
- ^ 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. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007.
- ^ "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. 30 January 2016.
- ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month – TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. 30 January 2016.
- Rivers of Papua (province)
- Rivers of Indonesia