Tripa River Explained

Tripa River is a river in the province of Aceh, northern Sumatra island, Indonesia, about 1,600 km northwest of the capital Jakarta.^{[1] [2]}

Geography

The river flows in the northern area of Sumatra which has a 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 January, when the average temperature is around 24 °C, and the coldest is August, at 22 °C.^[4] The average annual rainfall is 4124 mm. The wettest month is November, with an average of 541 mm rainfall, and the driest is July, with 193 mm rainfall.^[5]

See also

• List of drainage basins of Indonesia
• List of rivers of Indonesia
• List of rivers of Sumatra

References

3.8936°N 96.3556°W

Notes and References

1. Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
2. http://www.geonames.org/1213433/krueng%20tripa.html Krueng Tripa
3. Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification. 2007. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11. 1633–1644 . . 30 January 2016. 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. M C. B L. T A. Peel. Finlayson. McMahon. 5. free.
4. Web site: NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index. 30 January 2016 . NASA.
5. Web site: NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM). 30 January 2016 . NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission.