Klasop River

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Klasop
Klasof
The Klasop and Klasagun estuary
Location
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouthwest Papua
RegencySorong
Physical characteristics
MouthSegun Bay
 • coordinates
1°25′02″S 131°19′09″E / 1.417088°S 131.319086°E / -1.417088; 131.319086

The Klasop or Klasof is a river in the northwest of the Bird's Head Peninsula of New Guinea. Its course generally runs in a southerly direction, and it flows into the bay of Segun, in a large estuary that is connected to that of the Klasagun River to the west. The large island of Jemur separates the two estuaries. The stream of Klawaralim is a left tributary in the upper reach, while in the lower reaches Klasop is joined by a number of right-hand tributaries, including Klamer and Klasafet. For much of its length, Klasop is surrounded by mangrove forests.

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  • Indonesia, Kasim, Series: JOG 1501, Sheet SA 52-8, 1968, 1:250 000 (Map).