Peusangan River Explained

Peusangan River
Name Other:Krueng Peusangan, Sungai Peusangan, Kroeng Tingkeuem, Krueng Peusaguan
Pushpin Map:Indonesia Aceh#Indonesia Sumatra#Indonesia
Pushpin Map Size:285
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of river mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country

Peusangan River is a river in northern Sumatra, Indonesia, about 1,700 km northwest of the capital Jakarta.[1] [2]

Geography

The river flows in the northern area of Sumatra which has a predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[3] The annual average temperature in the area is 25 °C. The warmest month is July, when the average temperature is around 27 °C, and the coldest is January, at 24 °C.[4] The average annual rainfall is 2431 mm. The wettest month is December, with an average of 415 mm rainfall, and the driest is July, with 106 mm rainfall.[5]

See also

References

5.2633°N 96.8553°W

Notes and References

  1. Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
  2. http://www.geonames.org/1214164/krueng%20peusangan.html Krueng Peusangan
  3. Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification. 2007. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11. 1633–1644 . . 30 January 2016. 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. M C. B L. T A. Peel. Finlayson. McMahon. free.
  4. Web site: NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index. 30 January 2016 . NASA.
  5. Web site: NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM). 30 January 2016 . NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission.