Karawari River
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The Karawari River is a major river in Papua New Guinea’s East Sepik Province, known for its remote rainforest environment and the traditional riverine communities that live along its banks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Karawari River canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| accessDifficulty | remote ⓘ |
| climateZone | equatorial ⓘ |
| country | Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
traditional beliefs and rituals
ⓘ
woodcarving traditions ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Sepik River system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivityAlong |
art and artifact production
ⓘ
sago harvesting ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| environmentType | tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| flowsThrough | East Sepik Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThroughEcosystem |
floodplain wetlands
ⓘ
lowland rainforest ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversity |
rainforest bird species
ⓘ
riparian rainforest flora ⓘ tropical freshwater fish species ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalRole | drains rainforest catchments into Sepik River ⓘ |
| hasIndigenousCommunitiesAlong |
Karawari-speaking peoples
ⓘ
various Sepik cultural groups ⓘ |
| hasSeasonalVariation |
dry season lower water levels
ⓘ
wet season high flows ⓘ |
| hasSettlementAlong | riverine villages ⓘ |
| hasTourismActivity |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
eco-tourism ⓘ river cruises ⓘ |
| knownFor |
remote rainforest environment
ⓘ
traditional riverine communities ⓘ |
| languageRegionFor | Karawari language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | East Sepik Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountrySubdivision | Momase Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Sepik River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Oceania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyProtectedArea | regional conservation areas in Sepik basin ⓘ |
| partOf | Sepik cultural area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryAccessMode |
boat
ⓘ
light aircraft to nearby airstrips ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Sepik River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
river transport
ⓘ
small-scale transportation by canoe ⓘ subsistence fishing ⓘ |
| waterBodyType | freshwater ⓘ |
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