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Sesayap River

Coordinates: 3°37′00″N 117°13′45″E / 3.61666°N 117.2293°E / 3.61666; 117.2293
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Sesayap River
Sungai Sesayap, Sungai Sesajap, Sesajap-rivier
Sesayap River is located in Kalimantan
Sesayap River
River mouth location
Sesayap River is located in Indonesia
Sesayap River
Sesayap River (Indonesia)
Location
CountryIndonesia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationNorth Kalimantan
Length279 km (173 mi)
Basin size16,449.12 km2 (6,351.04 sq mi)[1]
Discharge 
 • locationSesayap Delta, Sulawesi Sea
 • average1,275.39 m3/s (45,040 cu ft/s)[2]
Basin features
River systemSesayap basin

Sesayap River is a river in Borneo island, flowing in North Kalimantan Province, Indonesia.[3] It forms a delta which has islands including Bunyu and Tarakan Island.

Geography

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The river flows in the northeastern area of Borneo island with predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[4] The annual average temperature in the area is 22 °C. The warmest month is April, when the average temperature is around 23 °C, and the coldest is December, at 22 °C.[5] The average annual rainfall is 4020 mm. The wettest month is October, with an average of 438 mm rainfall, and the driest is June, with 263 mm rainfall.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Djoko, Kirmanto (May 2014). "PENGELOLAAN SUMBER DAYA AIR WILAYAH SUNGAI SESAYAP" (PDF).
  2. ^ Djoko, Kirmanto (May 2014). "PENGELOLAAN SUMBER DAYA AIR WILAYAH SUNGAI SESAYAP" (PDF).
  3. ^ Sungai Sesayap at Geonames.org (cc-by); Last updated 2012-01-17; Database dump downloaded 2015-11-27
  4. ^ 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 (5): 1633–1644. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007.
  5. ^ "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. 30 January 2016.
  6. ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. 30 January 2016.

3°37′00″N 117°13′45″E / 3.61666°N 117.2293°E / 3.61666; 117.2293