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Wamma River

Coordinates: 3°22′30″S 135°13′08″E / 3.3751°S 135.219°E / -3.3751; 135.219
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Wamma River
Wama, Sungai Wama, Wai Wamma, Sungai Wami, Sungai Wamma, Wamma-rivier
Wamma River is located in Central Papua
Wamma River
Location of river mouth
Wamma River is located in Indonesia
Wamma River
Wamma River (Indonesia)
Location
Country Indonesia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationCentral Papua
MouthCenderawasih Bay
 • location
Hamuku, Nabire Regency

The Wamma River (Wami River) is a river in Central Papua, Indonesia.[1][2]

Geography

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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 22 °C. The warmest month is June, when the average temperature is around 23 °C, and the coldest is February, at 22 °C.[4] The average annual rainfall is 5380 mm. The wettest month is March, with an average of 583 mm rainfall, and the driest is October, with 256 mm rainfall.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
  2. ^ Sungai Wami - Geonames.org.
  3. ^ 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 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007.
  4. ^ "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. 30 January 2016.
  5. ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. 30 January 2016.

3°22′30″S 135°13′08″E / 3.3751°S 135.219°E / -3.3751; 135.219