The Van Daalen River is a river of Western New Guinea in the province of Papua, Indonesia. It is a tributary of Tariku River.[1]
Van Daalen River Sungai Van Daalen, Van Daalen Rivier | |
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Location | |
Country | Indonesia |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Western Papua |
Mouth | Tariku River |
• elevation | 72 m (236 ft) |
The river flows in the northern area of Papua with predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[2] The annual average temperature in the area is 21 °C. The warmest month is October, when the average temperature is around 22 °C, and the coldest is January, at 18 °C.[3] The average annual rainfall is 5121 mm. The wettest month is March, with an average of 573 mm rainfall, and the driest is July, with 324 mm rainfall.[4]