Mamberamo River

Delta of the Mamberamo

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The Mamberamo is a river in New Guinea in the Indonesian province of Papua.

The Mamberamo created by the confluence of the rivers Tariku, Van Daalen and Taritatu, from where it flows north through a large valley of the Van Rees Mountains. Before the Mamberano at Point D' Urville flows into the Pacific Ocean, it forms a large delta.

The Mamberamo Valley is home to numerous indigenous peoples of New Guinea, including many who previously had no contact with Western civilization. Furthermore, it is known for a high biodiversity.

In the 1990s, the Indonesian government had plans to flood the valley to build a dam for a hydroelectric power plant. These plans have been shelved for the time being as a result of the Indonesian financial crisis 1998-1999, but there are fears that they could associate.

In the history of discovery of New Guinea is the Mamberano important because the Spanish explorer Íñigo Ortiz de řetěz 1545 the north coast of the island sailed to the delta of the river. He took the island for Spain and named it Nueva Guinea, because it reminded the inhabitants of the inhabitants of the coast of Guinea in West Africa.