It is a tributary of the Kumai River and is fed by the Camp Leakey River.[2]
Ecologyedit
Part of the river traverses the Tanjung Puting National Park.[2] Travel on the river is often done by klotok, an Indonesian riverboat.[3] The river includes an orangutan habitat. The river is brown and murky.[2] Gold mining takes place along it.[2]
Geographyedit
The river flows in the southern central area of Kalimantan with a 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 24 °C, and the coldest is December, at 21 °C.[5] The average annual rainfall is 2778 mm. The wettest month is November, with an average of 386 mm of rainfall, and the driest is September, with 66 mm of rainfall.[6]
^Sungai Sikunir at Geonames.org (cc-by); Last updated 2013-06-04; Database dump downloaded 2015-11-27
^ abcdSekonyer River Inmyshoestravel (includes map)
^Living on a klotok Inmyshoestravel (includes photographs)
^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.
^ ab"NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. 30 January 2016.
Kalimantan 2: Sekonyer River to Camp Leakey YouTube video
Wild Orang Utans near the Sekonyer River on Borneo YouTube video
Photos of Sekonyer by Mike Helliwell
May 11, 2024
sekonyer, river, sekonyer, river, southern, borneo, central, kalimantan, province, indonesia, about, northeast, capital, jakarta, sungai, sekonyer, sungai, sikunir, soengai, sikoenir, soengai, sikvenirlocation, river, mouthshow, kalimantan, indonesia, show, in. Sekonyer is a river in southern Borneo Central Kalimantan province Indonesia about 700 km northeast of the capital Jakarta 1 Sekonyer RiverSungai Sekonyer Sungai Sikunir Soengai Sikoenir Soengai SikvenirLocation of the river mouthShow map of KalimantanSekonyer River Indonesia Show map of IndonesiaLocationCountryIndonesiaPhysical characteristicsMouth coordinates2 46 37 S 111 42 49 E 2 776942 S 111 713683 E 2 776942 111 713683Basin featuresRiver systemKumai River Contents 1 Hydrology 2 Ecology 3 Geography 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHydrology editIt is a tributary of the Kumai River and is fed by the Camp Leakey River 2 Ecology editPart of the river traverses the Tanjung Puting National Park 2 Travel on the river is often done by klotok an Indonesian riverboat 3 The river includes an orangutan habitat The river is brown and murky 2 Gold mining takes place along it 2 Geography editThe river flows in the southern central area of Kalimantan with a predominantly tropical rainforest climate designated as Af in the Koppen 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 24 C and the coldest is December at 21 C 5 The average annual rainfall is 2778 mm The wettest month is November with an average of 386 mm of rainfall and the driest is September with 66 mm of rainfall 6 Sekonyer River Climate chart explanation J F M A M J J A S O N D 198 23 20 270 24 20 305 22 22 339 26 21 282 24 22 207 23 21 118 22 21 132 26 20 66 26 21 147 24 21 386 23 21 329 22 20 Average max and min temperatures in C Precipitation totals in mmSource 5 Imperial conversion JFMAMJJASOND 7 8 73 68 11 75 68 12 72 72 13 79 70 11 75 72 8 1 73 70 4 6 72 70 5 2 79 68 2 6 79 70 5 8 75 70 15 73 70 13 72 68 Average max and min temperatures in F Precipitation totals in inchesSee also editList of drainage basins of Indonesia List of rivers of Indonesia List of rivers of KalimantanReferences edit Sungai Sikunir at Geonames org cc by Last updated 2013 06 04 Database dump downloaded 2015 11 27 a b c d Sekonyer River Inmyshoestravel includes map Living on a klotok Inmyshoestravel includes photographs Peel M C Finlayson B L McMahon T A 2007 Updated world map of the Koppen Geiger climate classification Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 11 1633 1644 doi 10 5194 hess 11 1633 2007 Retrieved 30 January 2016 a b 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 External links editKalimantan 2 Sekonyer River to Camp Leakey YouTube video Wild Orang Utans near the Sekonyer River on Borneo YouTube video Photos of Sekonyer by Mike Helliwell Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sekonyer River amp oldid 1195726765, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
