Friday, January 28, 2011

Fly River

The Fly at 1,050 kilometres (650 mi), is the second longest river, after the Sepik, in Papua New Guinea. It rises in the Star Mountains, and crosses the south-western lowlands before flowing into the Gulf of Papua in a large delta.

Description
The Fly flows mostly through the Western Province, though for a small stretch it forms the boundary between PNG and the Indonesia province of Papua. This section protrudes slightly to the west of the 141°E longitude line. To compensate for this slight gain in territory for PNG, the border south of the Fly River is slightly east of the 141°E longitude line. As part of this deal, Indonesia has the right to use the Fly River to its mouth for navigation.

Quoted from :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fly_River

Supported by : JavaTourism, Lintang Buana Tours

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