Bensbach River

The Bensbach River is a river in southwestern Papua New Guinea. It is located just to the east of the Maro River in Merauke Regency, Indonesia, and just to the west of the Morehead River in Papua New Guinea.

Bensbach River
Location in Papua New Guinea
Location
Country	Papua New Guinea
Region	Western Province
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Papua New Guinea
Mouth
• location	southwestern Western Province, near the Indonesian border
• coordinates	9°07′43″S 141°01′09″E

The mouth of the river, Torasi Estuary, marks part of the extreme southern boundary between Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.[1] The river flows through the Trans-Fly savanna and grasslands, including the Tonda Wildlife Management Area.

Tonda languages are spoken in the Bensbach River area.[2]

See also

• List of rivers of Papua New Guinea
• Western Province (Papua New Guinea)
• Tonda Wildlife Management Area
• Trans-Fly savanna and grasslands
• Morehead River

References

1. Hitchcock, Garrick (2011). "Fish fauna of the Bensbach River, Southwest Papua New Guinea" (PDF). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 48.
2. Evans, Nicholas (2018). "The languages of Southern New Guinea". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 641–774. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.