Loes River

The Loes River is the longest river in with a total length of 123 km and one of the few perennial rivers in the country's north. The river combines with its tributaries to make up Timor-Leste's largest river system, and its catchment or drainage basin extends into the province of in .
  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in East Timor
  • Also known as: Mota Loes

Loes River

Latitude
-8.73583° or 8° 44′ 9″ south
Longitude
125.09139° or 125° 5′ 29″ east
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Open location code
6Q37737R+MH
Geo­Names ID
1637457
Wiki­data ID
Q662160
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Loes River” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Ríu Loes
  • Chinese: 洛伊斯河
  • Dutch: Loes River
  • German: Bancama
  • German: Bêba
  • German: Loes
  • German: Lóes
  • German: Lóis
  • German: Motur
  • German: Slau
  • German: Taibu
  • Indonesian: Sungai Loes
  • Irish: Abhainn Loes
  • Italian: Lóis
  • Polish: Loes
  • Portuguese: Lóis
  • Portuguese: Ribeira de Lois
  • Portuguese: Ribeira de Lóis
  • Slovenian: Loes
  • Slovenian: Lois
  • Spanish: Rio Lois
  • Spanish: Río Lois
  • Venetian: Fiume Lois
  • Welsh: Afon Loes

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