Lamari River

Lamari River is a river that originates in Kratke Range in the south central highlands of Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea.[1] It flows into the Purari River basin.

Lamari
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
  location
Purari River basin
  coordinates
6°54′00″S 145°25′00″E

Population

Awa speaking indigenous people populate Lamari river basin.[2] Lamari River serves as demarkation line between the Kukukuku pople and their neighbours to the north-west, the Fore people.[3]

References

  1. Lamari River: Papua New Guinea National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
  2. Daniel G. Bates, Judith Tucker Human Ecology: Contemporary Research and Practice Springer Science & Business Media, Mar 29, 2010 377 pages
  3. Werner H. Stöcklin Kukukuku : Medical Patrol into one of the last restricted areas in the New Guinea Highlands Acta Tropica 25 (1968)
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