Salawai River Contents Ecology Geography See also References Navigation menuSalawai RiverSocio-economic considerations for land use planning: The case of Seram, Central MalukuCompanion Parrot Quarterly"Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification"10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007"NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index""NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)"ee2°57′16″S 129°13′05″E / 2.9543657°S 129.218016°E / -2.9543657; 129.218016
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Rivers of Seram Island
Seram IslandMalukuIndonesiaJakartatropical rainforest climate
| Salawai River Sungai Salawai | |
|---|---|
  Location of river mouth Show map of Seram Island  Salawai River (Maluku) Show map of Maluku  Salawai River (Indonesia) Show map of Indonesia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Maluku |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Seram Island |
| Mouth | Ceram Sea |
Salawai River is a river of Seram Island, Maluku province, Indonesia, about 2500 km northeast of the capital Jakarta.[1]
Contents
1 Ecology
2 Geography
3 See also
4 References
Ecology
The river is noted for its saltwater crocodiles.[2] Tourists can be taken up the river in longboats.[3]
Geography
The river flows in the central northern area of Seram island with predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[4] The annual average temperature in the area is 23 °C. The warmest month is April, when the average temperature is around 24 °C, and the coldest is March, at 22 °C.[5] The average annual rainfall is 3387 mm. The wettest month is July, with an average of 523 mm rainfall, and the driest is October, with 95 mm rainfall.[6]
See also
- List of rivers of Indonesia
- List of rivers of Maluku (province)
References
^ Salawai River. GoogleMaps. Accessed 19 February 2019.
^ Liswanti, Nining; Fripp, Emily; Silaya, Thomas; Marthina Tjoa; Yves Laumonier. Socio-economic considerations for land use planning: The case of Seram, Central Maluku. CIFOR. p. 3. GGKEY:7KF52HE4SKA..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ Companion Parrot Quarterly. PBIC, Incorporated. 2003. p. 18.
^ 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: 1633–1644. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
^ "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. 30 January 2016.
^ "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. 30 January 2016.
Coordinates: 2°57′16″S 129°13′05″E / 2.9543657°S 129.218016°E / -2.9543657; 129.218016
