The Tua River is a tributary of the
Purari River Purari may refer to:
* Purari River, Papua New Guinea
*Purari language
Purari (Namau) is a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea.
Names
Purari is also known as ''Koriki, Evorra, I'ai, Maipua,'' and ''Namau.'' "Namau" is a colonial term which mea ...
of
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
. It originates in the
Eastern Highlands Province and flows through the highlands of the
Simbu Province, where it joins the
Pio River, giving rise to the Purari.
Geography
Tua River has several tributaries, in particular
Erave River, which in turn has
Iaro River as it own tributary.
History
During the formation of the volcanoes of
Soaru Range
Soaru Range also known as ''Sewori Range'' is a mountain range in the Southern Highlands Province in central part of Papua New Guinea, 500 km north-west of Port Moresby
(; Tok Pisin: ''Pot Mosbi''), also referred to as Pom City or simpl ...
and
Mount Karimui, the river's course was temporarily blocked, which caused the formation of a short-lived lake.
See also
*
Tua River languages
Tua may refer to:
* Tua River, a river in Portugal
* Tua (Papua New Guinea), a river in Papua New Guinea
* Tuʻa, also known as Alo, a chiefdom in Wallis and Futuna in Oceania
* Tua line, a railway line in Portugal
* Tua railway station, in Portug ...
References
Rivers of Papua New Guinea
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