Lake Murray (Papua New Guinea)

F The Lake Murray is the largest lake in Papua New Guinea in the Middle Fly District of Western Province.

It lies north of the confluence of the Fly and Strickland River to the west of the country. The size of the lake is around 650 km ², however, in the rainy season to grow to five times. Largest island in the west of the lake Botoa Iceland.

The lake serves the local population as a food supplier. Fresh water fish can be caught in the lake and are located in a farm fresh water crocodiles.

About 5000 people live in the area of the lake, which covers about one million hectares of forest.

Also, should a Kryptid named Murray live on the lake or have lived. The animal is described as similar to the dinosaur Tyrannosaurus.

2003 lumbered the Concord Pacific 100,000 hectares of forest, actually the property of the population, along the Kiunga - Aiambad - Straße. This led to protests by Greenpeace and other organizations. Then, the Greenpeace Global Forest Rescue Station were built by Greenpeace Australia Pacific. Forty people from 25 countries worked together with the local communities, together to clarify the Kuni, Begwa and Pari ownership. The boundary markers serve as a protection of the eco -forestry projects, which has been installed since then. The logging is now controlled, shipped to Australia and sold on behalf of the Forestry Stewardship Council of the locals.