The Van Daalen River (Indonesian: Sungai Vandalen) is a river of Western New Guinea in Puncak Jaya and Puncak, Central Papua, Indonesia. It is a tributary of Tariku River.[1][2]
| Van Daalen River Sungai Vandalen, Van Daalen Rivier | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Central Papua |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | confluence of Toradja and Ruhl |
| • location | Kampung Golu, Bina District, Puncak |
| • coordinates | 3°22′52″S 137°27′58″E / 3.381°S 137.466°E |
| Mouth | Tariku River (border of Central Papua and Papua) |
• location | Kampung Deide, Dagai District, Puncak Jaya |
• coordinates | 3°01′26″S 138°03′25″E / 3.024°S 138.057°E |
• elevation | 72 m (236 ft) |
| Length | 140 km |
Geography
editThe river flows in the northern area of Papua with predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[3] The annual average temperature in the area is 21 °C. The warmest month is October, when the average temperature is around 22 °C, and the coldest is January, at 18 °C.[4] The average annual rainfall is 5121 mm. The wettest month is March, with an average of 573 mm rainfall, and the driest is July, with 324 mm rainfall.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Rencana Pembangunan Jangka Panjang Daerah (RPJPD), Kabupaten Puncak Jaya Periode 2015-2025" (PDF). Pemda Kabupaten Puncak Jaya. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ Van Daalen River – Geonames.org.
- ^ 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.