Pembuang River
| Pembuang River | |
|---|---|
 Pembuang River mouth | |
| Basin | |
| Main source | Borneo |
| Country | Indonesia |
Pembuang River is a river of Borneo, Indonesia. The river has its source near Bikit Tikung (1175 metres) in the Schwaner Mountain Range.[1] The eastern side of the river contains dense forest down to Sembulu (Belajau) lakes and is said to be a major habitat of the orangutan.[1] Pembuang means "place of rejection".[2]
See also
References
- 1 2 H. D. Rijksen, E. Meijaard (1999). Our vanishing relative: the status of wild orang-utans at the close of the twentieth century. Springer. pp. 212–3. ISBN 0-7923-5754-X.
- ↑ Hikajat Bandjar: A study in Malay historiography. Bibliotheca Indonesica, Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde (Netherlands), Martinus Nijhoff. 1968.
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