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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Mamberamo River canonical 1
Mamberamo River basin 1

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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
surface form: Papua Province of Indonesia
drainageBasin Mamberamo River basin
drainageBasinArea one of the largest drainage basins in Indonesia
ecosystemType tropical rainforest river
flowsDirection generally northward
flowsInto Cenderawasih Bay area
surface form: 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
surface form: Papua Province
mouth Cenderawasih Bay area
surface form: Cenderawasih Bay

Pacific Ocean
nickname Amazon of Papua
partOf Mamberamo River self-linksurface differs
surface form: Mamberamo River basin
passesThrough sparsely populated areas
region northern Papua
sourceRegion Interior Highlands of New Guinea
surface form: Central Range of New Guinea

Sudirman Range
surface form: Jayawijaya Mountains

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New Guinea hasMajorRiver Mamberamo River
Mamberamo River partOf Mamberamo River self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Mamberamo River basin