Mamberamo River

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The Mamberamo River is one of the largest and most remote river systems in New Guinea, flowing through dense tropical rainforest and often called the "Amazon of Papua" for its size and biodiversity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature ⓘ
river ⓘ
approximateLength approximately 800 km ⓘ
biogeographicalSignificance supports endemic species ⓘ
characteristic flows through dense tropical rainforest ⓘ
high biodiversity ⓘ
remote ⓘ
climateZone tropical ⓘ
conservationStatus relatively intact river system compared to many others in Indonesia ⓘ
continent Oceania ⓘ
country Indonesia ⓘ
countrySubdivision Papua Province of Indonesia ⓘ
linked to: Papua
drainageBasin Mamberamo River basin ⓘ
drainageBasinArea one of the largest drainage basins in Indonesia ⓘ
ecosystemType tropical rainforest river ⓘ
flowsDirection generally northward ⓘ
flowsInto Cenderawasih Bay ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ
formedByConfluenceOf Tariku River ⓘ
Taritatu River ⓘ
hasHumanActivity river transport by local communities ⓘ
subsistence fishing ⓘ
hasLandform floodplains ⓘ
riverine forests ⓘ
swamps ⓘ
hasTributary Idenburg River ⓘ
Rouffaer River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tariku River ⓘ
Taritatu River ⓘ
importance major river system of New Guinea ⓘ
isOneOf largest river systems in Indonesia ⓘ
largest rivers in New Guinea ⓘ
knownFor relatively undisturbed habitats ⓘ
rich freshwater fish diversity ⓘ
locatedIn Indonesia ⓘ
New Guinea ⓘ
Papua Province ⓘ
linked to: Papua
mouth Cenderawasih Bay ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ
nickname Amazon of Papua ⓘ
partOf Mamberamo River basin ⓘ
linked to: Mamberamo River
passesThrough sparsely populated areas ⓘ
region northern Papua ⓘ
sourceRegion Central Range of New Guinea ⓘ
Jayawijaya Mountains ⓘ
linked to: Sudirman Range

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New Guinea → hasMajorRiver → Mamberamo River ⓘ
Mamberamo River → partOf → Mamberamo River basin ⓘ
linked to: Mamberamo River
northern coast of New Guinea → drainedBy → Mamberamo River ⓘ
Idenburg River → tributaryOf → Mamberamo River ⓘ
Idenburg River → mouthLocatedIn → Mamberamo River ⓘ
Idenburg River → partOf → Mamberamo River system ⓘ
linked to: Mamberamo River
Tariku River → tributaryOf → Mamberamo River ⓘ
Tariku River → forms → Mamberamo River ⓘ
Tariku River → riverSystem → Mamberamo River system ⓘ
linked to: Mamberamo River
Taritatu River → partOf → Mamberamo River system ⓘ
linked to: Mamberamo River
Taritatu River → headwaterOf → Mamberamo River ⓘ
Taritatu River → mouthOf → Mamberamo River system ⓘ
linked to: Mamberamo River
Taritatu River → hasMouthIn → Mamberamo River ⓘ
Taritatu River → tributaryOf → Mamberamo River ⓘ
Taritatu River → riverSystem → Mamberamo River system ⓘ
linked to: Mamberamo River