Mahakam
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Mahakam River (महाकाम नदी) is a river in Kalimantan, Indonesia. It flows 980 km from the district of Long Apari in the highlands of Borneo, to its mouth at the Makassar Strait.
Variants
- Mahakama River महाकाम नदी (AS, p.721)
- Mahakam River महाकाम नदी
History
The city of Samarinda, the provincial capital of East Kalimantan, lies along the river 48 km from the river mouth. The delta Mahakam river consist of specific micro climate which is influenced by high and low tide at sea level.
The river originates in Cemaru[1] from where it flows south-eastwards, meeting the River Kedang Pahu at the city of Muara Pahu. From there, the river flows eastward through the Mahakam lakes region, which is a flat tropical lowland area surrounded by peat land. Thirty shallow lakes are situated in this area, which are connected to the Mahakam through small channels [2]. Downstream of the connection with the Semayang and Melintang lakes, the Mahakam meets three other main tributaries - the rivers Belayan, Kedang Kepala, and Kedang Rantau - and flows south-eastwards through the Mahakam delta distributaries, to the Makassar Strait.
महाकाम नदी
महाकाम नदी (AS, p.721): बोर्नियो द्वीप (इंडोनेशिया) की एक नदी जिसके तटवर्ती प्रदेश में ई. सन् की प्रारंभिक शतियों में भारतीय सभ्यता का विकास हुआ था.