One of the longest rivers in the Pacific region, flowing across northern Papua New Guinea through dense rainforest to the Bismarck Sea. Its floodplain communities are noted for a distinctive and influential tradition of wood carving and ceremonial art.
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There is a 5-to-10-kilometre-wide (3.1 to 6.2 mi) belt of active meanders along most of its course, that has created a floodplain up to 70 kilometres (43 mi) wide, with extensive backwater swamps.
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