Bewani River

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Bewani River
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Location within Papua
Location
CountryFlag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Region Papua
Physical characteristics
Source 
  location Indonesia
Mouth  
  coordinates
2°49′55″S140°48′22″E / 2.8319°S 140.8062°E / -2.8319; 140.8062

The Bewani River is a river in Western New Guinea, Indonesia. [1]

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References

  1. Bewani River at Geonames.org (cc-by); post updated 2014-03-05; database downloaded on 2015-11-27