The Sepik River is the longest river in Papua New Guinea (although the Fly River also claims to be the longest). The Sepik originates in the Central Ranges between Papua (province of Indonesia) and Papua New Guinea, it flows 1,126 km to the sea. It begins in Papua New Guinea, heads northwest and goes into Indonesian Papua before turning back north east into Papua New Guinea for the rest of its length. Like the Amazon River it is a serpentine river winding through the lowlands. The Sepik has a huge 77,700 km2 catchment. Unlike many other large rivers, the Sepik has no delta whatsoever, but flows straight into the sea in northern New Guinea, about 100 km east of the town of Wewak. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1164x974, 26 KB) Sepik river in Papua New Guinea File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Sepik River ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1164x974, 26 KB) Sepik river in Papua New Guinea File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Sepik River ... The Fly (named after a British naval ship) is the longest river of the island of New Guinea. ... 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). ... A satellite image of the mouth of the Amazon River, looking south The Amazon River (occasionally River Amazon; Spanish: RÃo Amazonas, Portuguese: Rio Amazonas) of South America is one of the two longest rivers on Earth, the other being the Nile in Africa. ... Wewak is the capital of the East Sepik region of Papua New Guinea. ...
The tribes living along the river are noted for their magnificent carvings and elaborate manhood initiation ceremonies involving scarification of designs of a crocodile on a riverbank. Coming from the Latin, initiation implies a beginning. ... Scarification is a permanent body modification that uses scar tissue produced by the body to form designs, pictures, or words in the skin. ...
The Sepik is navigable for most of its length and is surrounded by grasslands and rainforest. It is largely undisturbed as there are no large mining or forestry activities in the river catchment. The El Chino Mine located near Silver City, New Mexico is an open-pit copper mine This article is about mineral extraction. ... A decidous beech forest in Slovenia. ...
The Sepik region is an immense grassland reserve, surrounded by one of the world's greatest rivers which runs 1,126kms from its origins in the mountains to the sea.
Sepik art and architecture are largely synonymous with Papua New Guinea art and are held in high esteem by collectors and museums throughout the world.
The SepikRiver basin, and especially the Middle Sepik area, are often called PNG's "cultural treasure house" and are prime attractions for overseas tourists.
The SepikRiver is the longest river in Papua New Guinea (although the Fly River also claims to be the longest).
The Sepik originates in the Central Ranges between Papua (province of Indonesia) and Papua New Guinea, it flows 1,126 km to the sea.
The tribes living along the river are noted for their magnificent carvings and elaborate manhood initiation ceremonies involving scarification of designs of a crocodile on a riverbank.
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