List of lakes of Papua New Guinea
Appearance
This is a list of lakes in Papua New Guinea. There are about 5383 freshwater lakes in the country. The majority of lakes measure less than 0.1 km2 (0.039 sq mi) but the biggest one is 647 km2 (250 sq mi) in size.[1]
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Lakes
[edit]Volcanic crater lakes
[edit]Dams
[edit]Dam | Location | Area | Notes | Coordinates |
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Yonki Dam | Eastern Highlands Province | 6°15′05″S 145°58′49″E / 6.25139°S 145.98028°E | ||
Sirinumu Dam | Central Province | 9°30′10″S 147°28′41″E / 9.50278°S 147.47806°E | ||
Wabo Dam | Gulf Province | Proposed Hydroelectric plant on Purari River.[14] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ M. R. Chambers The Freshwater Lakes of Papua New Guinea: An Inventory and Limnological Review. Journal of Tropical Ecology Vol. 3, No. 1 (Feb., 1987), pp. 1-23
- ^ a b Blaine Burkey, O.F.M.Cap. Only the Beginnings St. Conrad Archives Center. 2016
- ^ Lake Kopiago Floating islands
- ^ Lake Kutubu - newest Ramsar site in Papua New Guinea
- ^ Gudmundur (Gummi) Fridriksson PNG – A Volcanic Hotspot
- ^ The Billy Mitchell volcano at VolcanoLive.com
- ^ Dakataua Volcano
- ^ Picture taken on helicopter flight over KarKar Island
- ^ Karkar Volcano
- ^ Pauline Karalus The Takuan beauty of Lake Loloru 2015
- ^ Lolobau Volcano
- ^ Sakar Volcano
- ^ Mt Victory Volcano
- ^ Purari River (Wabo) Hydroelectric Scheme Environmental Studies: An archaeological and ethnographic survey of the Purari River (Wabo) dam site and reservoir. Office of Environment and Conservation, 1978 - Environmental impact analysis.
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