Jamboaye River
Jamboaye River is a river in the province of Aceh, in northern Sumatra, Indonesia, about 1600 km northwest of the capital Jakarta.[1]
| Jamboaye River Krueng Jamboaye, Sungai Jamboaye, Krueng Jambuaye, Krueng Djamboaje | |
|---|---|
  Location of river mouth  Jamboaye River (Sumatra)  Jamboaye River (Indonesia) | |
| Location | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Aceh, Sumatra |
| Mouth | Malacca Strait |
Geography
The river flows in the northern area of Sumatra with predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[2] The annual average temperature in the area is 24 °C. The warmest month is April, when the average temperature is around 26 °C, and the coldest is December, at 22 °C.[3] The average annual rainfall is 3766 mm. The wettest month is December, with an average of 651 mm rainfall, and the driest is June, with 137 mm rainfall.[4]
References
- Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
- 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: 1633–1644. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. 30 January 2016.
- "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. 30 January 2016.
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