Kapuas River
The Kapuas River is a river in the Indonesian part of Borneo island. It originates in the Müller Mountain Range at the center of the island and flows south until merging with the Barito River and discharging into the Java Sea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Achmad Rabin Taim, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
- Also known as: “Dajak Ketjil”, “Kleine Dajak-rivier”, “Little Dayak River”, “Soengai Kapoeas”, and “Sungai Kapuas”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pulau Telo and West Selat.
Kapuas River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Central Kalimantan, Kalimantan, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
Discover Kapuas River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Armenian to Welsh—“Kapuas River” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Կապուաս”
- Banjar: “sungai Kapuas”
- Cebuano: “Sungai Kapuas”
- Chuvash: “Капуас”
- Dutch: “Sungai Kapuas”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كابواس”
- Indonesian: “Sungai Kapuas”
- Irish: “Abhainn Kapuas”
- Russian: “Капуас (приток Барито)”
- Russian: “Капуас (Центральный Калимантан)”
- Russian: “Капуас”
- Sundanese: “Kapuas”
- Swedish: “Sungai Kapuas, Kalimantan Tengah”
- Swedish: “Sungai Kapuas”
- Turkish: “Kapuas Nehri (Barito Nehri kolu)”
- Turkish: “Kapuas Nehri”
- Ukrainian: “Капуас (притока Баріто)”
- Ukrainian: “Капуас”
- Welsh: “Afon Kapuas”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Basarang and Kualakapuas.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kanamit Island and Kupang Island.
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