Lakes Plains
The Mamberamo Lakes Plains (Dutch Meervlakte, Malay dataran danau-danau) are a large, flat low-lying area of the Mamberamo River basin in the Indonesian province Papua on the island of New Guinea. The plain is defined by the meandering tributaries of the Mamberamo, and includes hundreds of oxbow lakes. It is 300 kilometers long and about 50 kilometers wide, and is entirely enclosed by mountains apart from the outlet of the Mameramo. It is inhabited in the west, but the eastern lobe is largely uninhabited.
| Lakes Plains | |
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| Meervlakte | |
Topography of Western New Guinea | |
Lakes Plains Location of Lakes Plains in Western New Guinea Lakes Plains Location of Lakes Plains in Indonesia | |
| Geography | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| State | Papua |
| Region | Western New Guinea |
| Coordinates | 2°55′30″S 138°26′30″E |
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