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Komering River

Coordinates: 2°59′17″S 104°49′56″E / 2.988°S 104.8321°E / -2.988; 104.8321
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Komering River
Sungai Komering, Air Komering
Komering River is located in Sumatra
Komering River
Location of river mouth
Komering River is located in Indonesia
Komering River
Komering River (Indonesia)
Location
CountryIndonesia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationSouth Sumatra
MouthMusi River (Indonesia)
 • location
Palembang
Basin features
River systemMusi basin

The Komering River is a river in South Sumatra, Indonesia.[1] It is a tributary of the Musi River.[2]

Geography

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The river flows in the southern area of Sumatra which has a predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen–Geiger climate classification).[3] The annual average temperature in the area is 24 °C. The warmest month is October, with the average temperature of 26 °C, and the coldest is January, at 22 °C.[4] The average annual rainfall is 2,902 mm. The wettest month is November, with an average of 435 mm rainfall, and the driest is August, with 83 mm rainfall.[5]

Komering River
Climate chart (explanation)
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Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Precipitation totals in mm
Source: [4]
Imperial conversion
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Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
Precipitation totals in inches

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
  2. ^ Air Komering – Geonames.org.
  3. ^ Peel, M C; Finlayson, B L; McMahon, T A (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification". Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  4. ^ a b "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. 30 January 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  5. ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month – TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. 30 January 2016. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2018.

2°59′17″S 104°49′56″E / 2.988°S 104.8321°E / -2.988; 104.8321