Maro River
The Maro River, also known as Sungai Merauke, Merauke-rivier, or Merauki River, is a river that flows in Merauke Regency, South Papua, Indonesia. It is located just to the west of the Bensbach River of Western Province, Papua New Guinea.- Type: Stream
- Description: river in South Papua, Indonesia
- Also known as: “Maro Rivier”, “Merauke River”, “Merauke-elva”, “Merauke-rivier”, and “Merauki River”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Merauke.
Maro River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: South Papua Province, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-8.4822° or 8° 28′ 56″ south
Longitude
140.34089° or 140° 20′ 27″ east
Open location code
6R32G89R+49
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Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Venetian—“Maro River” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر مارو”
- Asturian: “Ríu Sungai Merauke”
- Cebuano: “Sungai Merauke”
- Chinese: “馬老河”
- Dutch: “Maro”
- German: “Maro”
- Indonesian: “Sungai Maro”
- Indonesian: “Sungai Merauke”
- Irish: “Sungai Merauke”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Maro”
- Norwegian: “Maro”
- Romanian: “Merauke”
- Russian: “Маро (река)”
- Russian: “Маро”
- Spanish: “Río Maro”
- Swedish: “Sungai Merauke”
- Venetian: “Fiume Sungai Merauke”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Urum and Yatum.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Mopah Airport and Kumbe River.
Indonesia: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Jakarta and East Java.
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