Lakes Plains

Lakes Plains
Meervlakte
Topography of Western New Guinea
Lakes Plains is located in Western New Guinea
Lakes Plains
Lakes Plains
Location of Lakes Plains in Western New Guinea
Lakes Plains is located in Indonesia
Lakes Plains
Lakes Plains
Location of Lakes Plains in Indonesia
Geography
Country Indonesia
StatePapua
RegionWestern New Guinea
Coordinates2°55′30″S 138°26′30″E / 2.92500°S 138.44167°E / -2.92500; 138.44167

The Mamberamo Lakes Plains (Dutch Meervlakte, Malay dataran danau-danau)[1] are a large, flat low-lying area of the Mamberamo River basin in the Indonesian province Papua on the island of New Guinea. The plain is defined by the meandering tributaries of the Mamberamo, and includes hundreds of oxbow lakes. It is 300 kilometers long and about 50 kilometers wide, and is entirely enclosed by mountains apart from the outlet of the Mameramo.[2] It is inhabited in the west, but the eastern lobe is largely uninhabited.[3]

  1. ^ Institute for Anthropology, Cenderawasih University [Universitas Cenderawasih. Lembaga Anthropologi] (1993) Irian: Bulletin of Irian Jaya, volume 21, p. 2.
  2. ^ Ronald G. Petocz (1989) Conservation and Development in Irian Jaya, p. 8
  3. ^ Petocz (1989 p. 42)