- Kapuas River
The Kapuas River ( _id. Sungai Kapuas) is located in
West Kalimantan ,Indonesia . At approximately 1,143 km, it is the longest river in Indonesia, and is the major river of the western portion ofBorneo . It is also the world's longest river on an island.The river rises in the mountains of
Kapuas Hulu near the border withSarawak ,Malaysia , and flows west. It empties into theSouth China Sea about 20 km south of the city of Pontianak. The river drains the extensiveLake Sentarum area, an extensive protected reserve ofwetland s and freshwater lakes, and intermittently flooded forests.Navigable over most of its length, the river is an essential transportation corridor in West Kalimantan. It is used for transportation of
timber out of the island's interior, and for access to settlements along the river. The river has one bridge across it, nearSanggau approximately four hundred kilometers from its mouth.
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