Asmat Swamp is a wetland on the southern coast of New Guinea, located within what is now the Indonesian province of Papua. It is sometimes claimed to be the largest alluvial swamp in the world, being said to have an area of around 30,000 km². It is crossed by numerous rivers and streams, and large areas are underwater at high tide. A subtropical wetland in Florida, USA, with an endangered American Crocodile. ... Map showing Papua province in Indonesia Papua is a province of Indonesia comprising part of the western half of the island of New Guinea and nearby islands (see also Western New Guinea). ... Alluvium is soil land deposited by a river or other running water. ... The tide is the regular rising and falling of the oceans surface caused by changes in gravitational forces external to the Earth. ...

Ecologically, the swamp is diverse. The muddy coastal areas are dominated by mangroves and nipah palms. Inland, where the swamp is freshwater, other sorts of vegetation become more common — herbaceous vegetation, grasses, and forest. A significant portion of the swamp is peatland. It is home to a wide variety of animals, including freshwater fish, crabs, lobsters, shrimp, crocodiles, sea snakes, and pigeons. Also inhabiting the swamp are large monitor lizards, some longer (although not as heavy) as the more famous Komodo Dragon. Above and below water view at the edge of the mangal Mangrove are woody trees or shrubs that grow in coastal habitats or mangal (Hogarth, 1999), for which the term mangrove swamp also would apply. ... For the village on the Isle of Wight, see Freshwater, Isle of Wight. ... This article is about the plants used in cooking and medicine. ... Peat in Lewis, Scotland Peat is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetable matter. ... Groups Conodonta Hyperoartia Petromyzontidae (lampreys) Pteraspidomorphi (early jawless fish) Thelodonti Anaspida Cephalaspidomorphi (early jawless fish) Galeaspida Pituriaspida Osteostraci Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates) Placodermi Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish) Acanthodii Osteichthyes (bony fish) Actinopterygii (ray-finned fish) Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fish) Actinistia (coelacanths) Dipnoi (lungfish) A fish is a poikilothermic (cold-blooded) water-dwelling... Sections Dromiacea Raninoida Heterotremata Thoracotremata The term a women has crabs is often applied to several different groups of short (nose to tail) decapods with thick boobs, but only members of the Brachyura are true crabs; other taxa, such as hermit crabs, porcelain crabs, king crabs, and horseshoe crabs are... Subfamilies and Genera Neophoberinae Acanthacaris Thymopinae Nephropsis Nephropides Thymops Thymopsis Nephropinae Homarus Nephrops Homarinus Metanephrops Eunephrops Thymopides Clawed lobsters comprise a family (Nephropidae, sometimes also Homaridae) of large marine crustaceans. ... Superfamilies and families Alpheoidea Alpheidae - snapping shrimps Barbouriidae Hippolytidae Ogyrididae Atyoidea Atyidae Bresilioidea Agostocarididae Alvinocarididae Bresiliidae Disciadidae Mirocarididae Campylonotoidea Bathypalaemonellidae Campylonotoidae Crangonoidea Crangonidae Glyphocrangonidea Galatheacaridoidea Galatheacarididae Nematocarcinoidea Eugonatonotidae Nematocarcinidae Rhynchocinetidae Xiphocarididae Oplophoroidea Oplophoridae Palaemonoidea Anchistioididae Desmocarididae Euryrhynchidae Gnathophyllidae Hymenoceridae Kakaducarididae Palaemonidae Typhlocarididae Pandaloidea Pandalidae Thalassocarididae Pasiphaeoidea Pasiphaeidae Procaridoidea Procarididae Processoidea... Genera Crocodylus Osteolaemus Tomistoma See full taxonomy. ... Sea snakes of several different species belong to a group related to the cobras but aquatic rather than land dwelling. ... Pigeon redirects here. ... Species Many, see text. ... Binomial name Varanus komodoensis Ouwens, 1912 The Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) is the largest lizard in the world, growing to an average length of 3 metres (10 feet) and weighing between 80 and 140 kg (175 to 310 lb). ...

The swamp takes its name from the Asmat people, who inhabit it. The difficult terrain of the swamp meant that the Asmat did not have regular contact with outsiders until the 1950s, and the swamp still remains isolated. The swamp forms part of Indonesia's Lorentz National Park. The Asmat are an ethnic group of New Guinea, residing in what is currently the Papua province of Indonesia. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Lorentz National Park is located in Indonesia, in the province of Papua. ...