Sepik River

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geographical feature river

The Sepik River is one of the largest and most culturally significant rivers in New Guinea, renowned for its extensive wetlands and the rich artistic traditions of the indigenous communities along its banks.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	Occurrences
Lower Sepik	1
Middle Sepik	1
Sepik River basin	1
Sepik region	1
Upper Sepik	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical feature ⓘ river ⓘ
basinCountry	Indonesia ⓘ Papua New Guinea ⓘ
continent	Oceania ⓘ
countryRegion	East Sepik Province ⓘ Sandaun Province ⓘ
culturalRegion	Sepik River self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Lower Sepik Sepik River self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Middle Sepik Sepik River self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Upper Sepik
culturalSignificance	one of the most culturally significant rivers in New Guinea ⓘ
dischargeLocation	Bismarck Sea ⓘ
drainageBasin	Sepik River self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Sepik River basin
ecoregion	Northern New Guinea freshwater swamp forests ⓘ New Guinea rain forests ⓘ surface form: Northern New Guinea lowland rain forests
flowsThrough	Indonesia ⓘ Papua New Guinea ⓘ
hasFeature	floodplain ⓘ oxbow lakes ⓘ seasonal wetlands ⓘ swamps ⓘ
hasTributary	Chambri Lakes system ⓘ Karawari River NERFINISHED ⓘ Yuat River NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor	canoe carving ⓘ ritual masks ⓘ spirit house architecture ⓘ woodcarving traditions ⓘ
length	approximately 1126 km ⓘ approximately 700 miles ⓘ
locatedIn	New Guinea ⓘ northern New Guinea ⓘ
majorSettlementOn	Ambunti ⓘ Angoram ⓘ Pagwi ⓘ
mouthLocation	Bismarck Sea ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ
notableFor	cultural diversity ⓘ extensive wetlands ⓘ indigenous art traditions ⓘ meandering course ⓘ rich biodiversity ⓘ
partOf	Bismarck Sea watershed ⓘ
relativeSize	one of the largest rivers on the island of New Guinea ⓘ
sourceLocation	Central Range ⓘ Victor Emanuel Range ⓘ
supports	riverine transport ⓘ sago cultivation ⓘ subsistence fishing ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Papua New Guinea → contains → Sepik River ⓘ

Sepik River → culturalRegion → Sepik River self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Middle Sepik

Sepik River → culturalRegion → Sepik River self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Upper Sepik

Sepik River → culturalRegion → Sepik River self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lower Sepik

Sepik River → drainageBasin → Sepik River self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sepik River basin

Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies → fieldworkLocation → Sepik River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sepik region

New Guinea → hasMajorRiver → Sepik River ⓘ