The Bensbach River is a river in southwestern Papua New Guinea . It is located just to the east of the Maro River in Merauke Regency , Indonesia, and just to the west of the Morehead River in Papua New Guinea.
5-623: The mouth of the river, Torasi Estuary , marks part of the extreme southern boundary between Papua New Guinea and Indonesia . The river is strongly meandering and rather narrow. From the rivermouth, it stretches in a roughly northeasterly direction, and so is entirely located in PNG territory. It flows through the Trans-Fly savanna and grasslands , including the Tonda Wildlife Management Area . Europeans first discovered
10-545: Is the estuary of Bensbach River , located at the southern end of the Indonesia–Papua New Guinea border . It empties into the Arafura Sea . The mouth of the estuary is administered by Indonesia with Papua New Guinean ships given right of passage to pass the mouth. There is an Indonesian Navy outpost at the west bank which also operates as a border control to regulate immigration between citizens of
15-708: The 💕 Indonesian/Papua New Guinean Estuary Torasi Estuary Bensbach Estuary Muara Torasi ( Indonesian ) [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Torasi Estuary Location Merauke Regency , South Papua , Indonesia South Fly , Western Province , Papua New Guinea Coordinates 9°07′43″S 141°01′10″E / 9.128611°S 141.019444°E / -9.128611; 141.019444 Part of Bensbach River Primary outflows Arafura Sea Basin countries Indonesia Papua New Guinea Frozen Never Settlements Kondo Hamlet, Indonesia Torasi Estuary
20-727: The river on 27 February 1893, and it was named after Jacob Bensbach, Dutch Resident at Ternate , by Sir William MacGregor . The local people call it the Torassi (sometimes spelled Torasi). Tonda languages are spoken in the Bensbach River area. This article related to a river in Papua New Guinea is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Torasi Estuary Coordinates : 9°07′43″S 141°01′10″E / 9.128611°S 141.019444°E / -9.128611; 141.019444 From Misplaced Pages,
25-929: The two countries. References [ edit ] ^ "Administrative Border Agreements as to the border between Papua New Guinea and Indonesia" . Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia . ^ "MUARA TORASI MILIK INDONESIA, HULU MILIK PNG" . Portal Berita Tanah Papua No. 1 . 2013-09-17 . Retrieved 2017-06-15 . ^ Cakrawala 426th Edition . Jakarta: Indonesian Navy Information Service. 2015. p. 70. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Torasi_Estuary&oldid=1195756286 " Categories : Border crossings of Indonesia Estuaries of Indonesia International rivers of Asia International rivers of Oceania Merauke Western Province (Papua New Guinea) Indonesia–Papua New Guinea border Hidden categories: Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas Articles with short description Short description
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