The Pulau River ( id, Sungai Pulau, nl, Eilandenrivier) is a major river in
South Papua province of
Indonesia, with a total length of .
Name
It was previously known as the Eilanden River based on Dutch colonial expedition maps,
and was still shown with this name on some government maps in the 2010s.
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Hydrology
The Pulau River has its source in the Jayawijaya Mountains near Puncak Mandala
Puncak Mandala or Mandala Peak (until 1963 Julianatop or Juliana Peak) is a mountain located in Highland Papua, Indonesia. At , it is the highest point of the Jayawijaya (Orange) Range and included in Seven Second Summits. Following Mount Carst ...
, around in elevation. It flows south out of the mountains, and then follows a south-southwesterly course to the Arafura Sea on the Casuarina Coast
''Casuarina'' is a genus of 17 tree species in the family Casuarinaceae, native to Australia, the Indian subcontinent, southeast Asia, islands of the western Pacific Ocean, and eastern Africa. It was once treated as the sole genus in the fam ...
.Vriendschaps River
The Baliem River (or Vriendschaps River) is a river in the Highland Papua and South Papua provinces of Western New Guinea, Indonesia. It is the largest tributary of the Pulau River, formerly called the Eilanden River. With a total length of .
Hy ...
), Wildeman River, and Brazza River
The Brazza River is a river in Papua province, Indonesia. The Brazza River has its source at over 3000 meters of elevation in the Jayawijaya or Maoke Mountains of central Papua in Yahukimo Regency, and flows south to the lowland rainforests of A ...
.
Geography
The river flows in the southern area of Western New Guinea with predominantly a tropical rainforest climate (designated as ''Af'' in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).
See also
* List of rivers of Indonesia
* List of rivers of Western New Guinea
References
{{Rivers of Papua
Rivers of South Papua
Rivers of Indonesia