Kapuas River
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The Kapuas River is the longest river in Indonesia and one of the major waterways of Borneo, flowing through dense tropical rainforest and supporting rich biodiversity and local communities.
Aliases (2)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
geographical feature
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river → |
| basinArea |
approximately 100000 km²
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| basinCountry |
Indonesia
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| basinRegion |
West Kalimantan
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| biome |
tropical rainforest
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| continent |
Asia
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| country |
Indonesia
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| crosses |
equatorial region
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| ecologicalImportance |
key freshwater ecosystem in Borneo
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| economicImportance |
major transportation route in West Kalimantan
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| flowsInto |
Karimata Strait
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| flowsThrough |
tropical rainforest
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| hasBiodiversity |
endemic aquatic species
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rich freshwater fish diversity → |
| hasHabitat |
peat swamp forest
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riparian forest → |
| hasTributary |
Embaloh River
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Landak River NERFINISHED → Melawi River → Mentebah River NERFINISHED → Pawan River NERFINISHED → Sekayam River → |
| hasWetland |
floodplain wetlands
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| length |
approximately 1143 km
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| lengthRanking |
longest river in Indonesia
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one of the longest rivers in Borneo → |
| locatedIn |
Borneo
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Kalimantan → West Kalimantan → |
| mouth |
Karimata Strait
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| navigability |
navigable for long stretches
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| nearbyCity |
Pontianak
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| passesNear |
Equator
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| passesThrough |
Pontianak
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Putussibau → |
| region |
Indonesian Borneo
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| riverSystem |
Kapuas River basin
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| sourceLocation |
Kapuas Hulu Regency
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Upper Kapuas basin → |
| sourceRegion |
Müller Mountains
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| supports |
local communities
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| threat |
deforestation in its basin
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habitat degradation → pollution from human activities → |
| usedFor |
domestic water supply
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fishing → irrigation → transportation → |
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Pontianak
("Kapuas River waterfront")
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hasLandmark |
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Kalimantan
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hasRiver |
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Barito River
("Kapuas River (South Kalimantan)")
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hasTributary |
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Pontianak
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locatedOnRiver |
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Borneo
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river |