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The Sepik (/ ˈ s ɛ p ɪ k /) [7] is the longest river on the island of New Guinea, and the third largest in Oceania by discharge volume after the Fly and Mamberamo. [8] The majority of the river flows through the Papua New Guinea (PNG) provinces of Sandaun (formerly West Sepik) and East Sepik, with a small section flowing through the Indonesian province of Papua.
River Basin size Discharge PNG IND Total PNG IND Total 10 3 km 2 10 3 sq mi 10 3 km 2 10 3 sq mi 10 3 km 2 10 3 sq mi km 3 /year cu mi /year km 3 /year cu mi /year km 3 /year cu mi /year Fly: 70.8 27.3 3 1.2 73.8 28.5 203.4 48.8 6.6 1.6 210 50 Kikori: 18.9 7.3 18.9 7.3 63 15 63 24 Purari: 33.5 12.9 33.5 12.9 95 23 95 23 Ramu: 17.8 6.9 17.8 6.9 ...
There are several major rivers, notably the Sepik River, which is 1,126 km (700 mi) long, which winds through lowland swamp plains to the north coast, and the Fly River at 1,050 km (650 mi) in length, which flows through one of the largest swamplands in the world to the south coast.
The Chambri Lakes [1] are a series of swamps and shallow water canals in the East Sepik Province of Papua New Guinea that are seasonally filled by the flooding of the Sepik river in vast area of 216 km 2 (83 sq mi).
The tribes along Papua New Guinea’s Sepik river use a “crocodile” scarification as part of the coming of age ritual for their young men. Date: 31 January 2013, 20:43: Source: The tribes along Papua New Guinea’s Sepik river use a “crocodile” scarification as part of the coming of age ritual for their young men. Author
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It was the first European settlement on the Sepik. The settlement's main industry was milling timber. [3] To facilitate this, one the first railways in the country was built to transport timber from the river to the sawmill. It was drawn by buffalo. [4] The town was occupied during the Japanese invasion of Papua New Guinea in 1942. [5]
The Iatmul are a large ethnic group of about 10,000 people inhabiting some two-dozen politically autonomous villages along the middle Sepik River in Papua New Guinea. The communities are roughly grouped according to dialect of the Iatmul language as well as sociocultural affinities.