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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:river
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gptkbp:basinSize
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approximately 80,000 km²
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gptkbp:contains
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gptkb:Chambri_Lakes
numerous oxbow lakes
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gptkbp:containsSettlement
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gptkb:Timbunke
gptkb:Ambunti
gptkb:Angoram
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Indonesia
gptkb:Papua_New_Guinea
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gptkbp:culturalSignificance
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home to diverse indigenous groups
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gptkbp:discoveredByEuropeans
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1885
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gptkbp:ecosystem
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gptkb:tropical_rainforest
gptkb:dam
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gptkbp:explores
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gptkb:Otto_Finsch
gptkb:Hugo_Zöller
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gptkbp:fauna
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gptkb:fish
water birds
crocodiles
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gptkbp:flora
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tropical hardwoods
sago palm
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gptkbp:flowsThrough
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gptkb:East_Sepik_Province
gptkb:Sandaun_Province
Bismarck Sea
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gptkbp:hasBiodiversity
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high
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gptkbp:hasDelta
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no
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Sepik River system
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gptkbp:length
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1,126 km
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Papua_New_Guinea
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gptkbp:mainEconomicActivity
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fishing
subsistence agriculture
sago production
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gptkbp:mainRiver
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gptkb:Sepik_River
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gptkbp:mouthLocation
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Bismarck Sea
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gptkbp:notableFor
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rich biodiversity
extensive wetlands
meandering course
canoe-based transport
crocodile cults
traditional art and carvings
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gptkbp:region
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Melanesia
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gptkbp:seasonalFlooding
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yes
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gptkbp:sourceLocation
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gptkb:Victor_Emanuel_Range
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gptkbp:threats
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deforestation
mining activities
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gptkbp:tributaryOf
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gptkb:Yellow_River
gptkb:Chambri_Lakes
gptkb:Karawari_River
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Chambri_Lakes
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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