Tamiang River Explained

Tamiang River
Name Other:Sungai Tamiang, Tamiang Rivier
Pushpin Map:Indonesia Aceh#Indonesia Sumatra#Indonesia
Pushpin Map Size:285
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of river mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country

Tamiang River is a river in the province of Aceh, northern Sumatra, Indonesia[1] [2]

Geography

The river flows in the northern area of Sumatra with predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[3] The annual average temperature in the area is 23 °C. The warmest month is June, when the average temperature is around 27 °C, and the coldest is October, at 22 °C.[4] The average annual rainfall is 3483 mm. The wettest month is December, with an average of 522 mm rainfall, and the driest is March, with 178 mm rainfall.[5]

See also

References

4.4167°N 98.2667°W

Notes and References

  1. Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
  2. http://www.geonames.org/1213580/sungai%20tamiang.html Sungai Tamiang
  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. 5. 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.