Turama River
The Turama River is a river of Papua New Guinea. Approximately 10 miles wide at the mouth, with a total length of 302 km, it narrows rapidly. This, combined with its location at the head of the Gulf of Papua, results in tidal bores sweeping up the river.- Stream
- Description: river in Papua New Guinea
- Also known as“Gawai River”“Turuma River”
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Latitude
-7.81911° or 7° 49′ 9″ south
Longitude
143.9062° or 143° 54′ 22″ east
Open location code
6R455WJ4+9F
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Turama River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Turama”
- Cebuano: “Turama River”
- Chuvash: “Турама”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر توراما”
- French: “Turama”
- Indonesian: “Sungai Turama”
- Portuguese: “Rio Turama”
- Russian: “Турама”
- Ukrainian: “Турама”
- Uzbek: “Turama daryosi”
- Welsh: “Afon Turama”
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