Bulaka River
| Bulaka River Boelaka-rivier | |
|---|---|
  Location of river mouth  Bulaka River (Indonesia) | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Western Papua |
| Mouth | Arafura Sea |
• coordinates | 8°06′S 139°12′E / 8.1°S 139.2°E |
The Bulaka River is a river in South Papua province, Indonesia.[1][2]
Geography
[edit]The river flows in the southern area of Papua with a predominantly tropical monsoon climate (designated as Am in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[3] The annual average temperature in the area is 23 °C. The warmest month is October when the average temperature is around 26 °C, and the coldest is June, at 20 °C.[4] The average annual rainfall is 2155 mm. The wettest month is February, with an average of 356 mm of rainfall, and the driest is August, with 16 mm of rainfall.[5]
See also
[edit]- List of drainage basins of Indonesia
- List of rivers of Indonesia
- List of rivers of Western New Guinea
References
[edit]- ^ Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
- ^ Sungai Bulaka - Geonames.org.
- ^ Peel, M C; Finlayson, B L; McMahon, T A (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification". Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007.
- ^ "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. 30 January 2016. Archived from the original on 11 May 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. 30 January 2016. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
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