Kikori River

Kikori River

The Kikori River is a river on the island of New Guinea in southern Papua New Guinea.

The river is about 320 kilometers (200 miles) long and flows southeast into the Gulf of Papua, with its delta at the head of the gulf. The settlement of Kikori lies on the delta. ["Merriam Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition", p. 592.]

Notes

References

*"Merriam Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition". Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam-Webster, Incorporated, 1997. ISBN 0-87779-546-0.

External links

* [http://www.worldwildlife.org/expeditions/newguinea/notes_kikori1.cfm Kikori- More than just a river]


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