Pulau River
| Pulau River Eilandenrivier | |
|---|---|
  Location of river mouth | |
| Native name | Sungai Pulau, Sungai Eilanden, Eilandenrivier, Bets, Sungai Pulau-pulau, Sungei Pulau Error {{native name checker}}: parameter value is malformed (help) |
| 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°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 674 km (419 mi) |
| Basin size | 145,000 km2 (56,000 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 100.3 m3/s (3,540 cu ft/s) |
The Pulau River (Indonesian: Sungai Pulau, Dutch: Eilandenrivier) is a river of Papua province of Indonesia.[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 Casuarina Coast.[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.
- ^ 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.
{{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "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.
