Muturi River Explained

Muturi River
Name Other:Sungai Muturi, Wai Moetoeri, Wai Muturi, Air Moetoeri, Moetoeri Rivier, Soengai Moetoeri
Pushpin Map:Indonesia Western New Guinea
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of river mouth
Source1 Location:West Papua
Mouth Location:Bintuni Bay
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Indonesia
Length:[1]
Discharge1 Location:Near mouth
Discharge1 Avg:[2]

[3] The Muturi River is a river in West Papua province, Indonesia.[4] [5]

Geography

The river flows in the West Papua province with predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[6] The annual average temperature in the area is 21 °C. The warmest month is October, when the average temperature is around 24 °C, and the coldest is January, at 19 °C.[7] The average annual rainfall is 3835 mm. The wettest month is March, with an average of 385 mm rainfall, and the driest is October, with 173 mm rainfall.[8]

See also

References

-2.1579°N 133.7238°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Irian Jaya Coast.
  2. Web site: Irian Jaya Coast.
  3. Web site: Irian Jaya Coast.
  4. Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
  5. http://www.geonames.org/1634628/sungai%20muturi.html Sungai Muturi
  6. Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification. 2007. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11. 1633-1644-->. . 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. M C. B L. T A. Peel. Finlayson. McMahon. 5. 1633–1644. 2007HESS...11.1633P. free.
  7. Web site: NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index. 30 January 2016 . NASA.
  8. Web site: NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month – TRMM). 30 January 2016 . NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission.