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Van Daalen River

Coordinates: 3°05′S 138°09′E / 3.083°S 138.150°E / -3.083; 138.150
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Van Daalen River
Sungai Vandalen, Van Daalen Rivier
Van Daalen River is located in Central Papua
Van Daalen River
Van Daalen River is located in Western New Guinea
Van Daalen River
Van Daalen River is located in Indonesia
Van Daalen River
Location
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceCentral Papua
Physical characteristics
Sourceconfluence of Toradja and Ruhl
 • locationKampung Golu, Bina District, Puncak
 • coordinates3°22′52″S 137°27′58″E / 3.381°S 137.466°E / -3.381; 137.466
MouthTariku 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 / -3.024; 138.057
 • elevation
72 m (236 ft)
Length140 km

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]

Geography

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The 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

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References

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  1. ^ "Rencana Pembangunan Jangka Panjang Daerah (RPJPD), Kabupaten Puncak Jaya Periode 2015-2025" (PDF). Pemda Kabupaten Puncak Jaya. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  2. ^ Van Daalen River – Geonames.org.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. 30 January 2016.
  5. ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month – TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. 30 January 2016.

3°05′S 138°09′E / 3.083°S 138.150°E / -3.083; 138.150