Van Daalen River
| Van Daalen River Sungai Vandalen, Van Daalen Rivier | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Central Papua |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | confluence of Toradja and Ruhl |
| • location | Kampung Golu, Bina District, Puncak |
| • coordinates | 3°22′52″S 137°27′58″E / 3.381°S 137.466°E |
| Mouth | Tariku 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 |
• elevation | 72 m (236 ft) |
| Length | 140 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]
The river is named after Arjan van Daalen.
Geography
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 (70 °F). The warmest month is October, when the average temperature is around 22 °C (72 °F), and the coldest is January, at 18 °C (64 °F).[4] The average annual rainfall is 5,121 mm (201.6 in). The wettest month is March, with an average of 573 mm (22.6 in) rainfall, and the driest is July, with 324 mm (12.8 in) rainfall.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Rencana Pembangunan Jangka Panjang Daerah (RPJPD), Kabupaten Puncak Jaya Periode 2015-2025" (PDF). Pemda Kabupaten Puncak Jaya. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ Van Daalen River – Geonames.org.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. 30 January 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month – TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. 30 January 2016. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2018.