Coordinates: 8°06′S 139°12′E / 8.1°S 139.2°E / -8.1; 139.2

Bulaka River

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Bulaka River
Boelaka-rivier
Location of river mouth
Bulaka River (Indonesia)
Location
CountryFile:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationWestern Papua
MouthArafura Sea
 • coordinates
8°06′S 139°12′E / 8.1°S 139.2°E / -8.1; 139.2

The Bulaka River is a river in South Papua province, Indonesia.[1][2]

Geography

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

References

  1. Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
  2. Sungai Bulaka - Geonames.org.
  3. 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.
  4. "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. 30 January 2016. Archived from the original on 11 May 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  5. "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.