Sampara River Explained

Sampara River
Name Other:Sungai Sampara, Salo Sampara, Sampara-rivier
Pushpin Map:Indonesia Sulawesi#Indonesia
Pushpin Map Size:285
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of river mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country
Discharge1 Location:Near mouth
Discharge1 Avg:[1]
Basin Size:[2]

Sampara River is a river in the province of Southeast Sulawesi on the Sulawesi island, Indonesia, about 1800 km northeast of the capital Jakarta.[3] [4]

Geography

The river flows in the southeast area of Sulawesi with predominantly tropical monsoon climate (designated as Am in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[5] The annual average temperature in the area is 23 °C. The warmest month is September, when the average temperature is around 26 °C, and the coldest is February, at 21 °C.[6] The average annual rainfall is 2926 mm. The wettest month is May, with an average of 461 mm rainfall, and the driest is October, with 27 mm rainfall.[7]

See also

References

-3.8167°N 122.4667°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Java-Timor-Sulawesi.
  2. Web site: Java-Timor-Sulawesi.
  3. Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
  4. http://www.geonames.org/1628892/sungai%20sampara.html Sungai Sampara
  5. 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.
  6. Web site: NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index. 30 January 2016 . NASA.
  7. Web site: NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM). 30 January 2016 . NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission.