Teunom River
Teunom River is a river in northern Sumatra, in the province of Aceh, Indonesia, about 136 kilometres (85 miles) southeast of Banda Aceh.[1][2]
| Teunom River Krueng Teunom, Sungai Teunom, Tönom | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Aceh |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mount Hulumasen |
| • location | Sumatra |
| • coordinates | 5.0456°N 95.6319°E |
| • elevation | 2,280 m (7,480 ft) |
| 2nd source | Mount Peuët Sagoë (Barisan Mountains) |
| • location | Geumpang (Pidie) |
| • elevation | 2,500 m (8,200 ft) |
| 3rd source | Tangse valley |
| • location | Tangse (Pidie) |
| • elevation | 1,000 m (3,300 ft) |
| Mouth | Indian Ocean |
• location | Teunom |
• coordinates | 4.44324°N 95.80509°E |
| Basin size | 2,550 km2 (980 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Teunom basin |
Geography
The river flows along the northern area of Sumatra with predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[3] The annual average temperature in the area is 23 °C. The warmest month is February, when the average temperature is around 26 °C, and the coldest is January, at 22 °C.[4] The average annual rainfall is 4059 mm. The wettest month is November, with an average of 536 mm rainfall, and the driest is July, with 205 mm rainfall.[5]
See also
- List of drainage basins of Indonesia
- List of rivers of Aceh
- List of rivers of Indonesia
- List of rivers of Sumatra
References
- Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
- Krueng Teunom at Geonames.org (cc-by); Last updated 2012-01-17; Database dump downloaded 2015-11-27
- Peel, M C; Finlayson, B L; McMahon, T A (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification". Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007.
- "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. 30 January 2016.
- "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. 30 January 2016.
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