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Sapalewa River

Coordinates: 2°55′48″S 129°17′12″E / 2.93000°S 129.28667°E / -2.93000; 129.28667
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Sapalewa River, also Sapolewa, is a river of Seram Island, Indonesia. It flows through Taniwel District,[1] and enters the sea on the northern coast, just north of the village of Opin. One of its tributaries is the Porola (meaning yellow), a stream which flows down from Mount Mai.[2] The river between the villages of Taniwell and Buria, underground through the mountains of Hatu Toi Siwa. The Sapalewa Underground river currently explored for about 3.7 kilometers is one of the largest underground rivers of the planet.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Janse, Mark; Tol, Sijmen (1 January 2003). Language Death and Language Maintenance: Theoretical, Practical and Descriptive Approaches. John Benjamins Publishing. p. 54. ISBN 90-272-4752-8.
  2. ^ Siikala, Jukka (2001). Departures: How Societies Distribute Their People. Finnish Anthropological Society. ISBN 978-952-9573-24-0.
  3. ^ "Seram 2015". Scribd. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  4. ^ "Seram Speleologia 76 2016". Scribd. Retrieved 2017-09-20.

2°55′48″S 129°17′12″E / 2.93000°S 129.28667°E / -2.93000; 129.28667