Jimi River

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Jimi River
Jimmi River
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Location within Papua New Guinea
Location
CountryFlag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Region Jiwaka Province
Physical characteristics
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  location Papua New Guinea
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  coordinates
5°12′53″S144°14′59″E / 5.21476°S 144.24978°E / -5.21476; 144.24978 Coordinates: 5°12′53″S144°14′59″E / 5.21476°S 144.24978°E / -5.21476; 144.24978

The Jimi River is a river in Jiwaka Province, Papua New Guinea. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Jimi River in Geonames.org (cc-by); post updated 2013-05-07; database downloaded 2015-06-22
  2. "HOTOSM Papua New Guinea Waterways (OpenStreetMap Export)". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9. Retrieved 5 June 2019.