Krueng Cunda River is a river in Aceh on Sumatra island, in Indonesia, about 1700 km northwest of the capital Jakarta.[1] It forms a strait separating the main part of Lhokseumawe from the island of Sumatra.

Krueng Cunda River
Krueng Cunda River is located in Aceh
Krueng Cunda River
Location of river mouth
Krueng Cunda River is located in Sumatra
Krueng Cunda River
Krueng Cunda River (Sumatra)
Krueng Cunda River is located in Indonesia
Krueng Cunda River
Krueng Cunda River (Indonesia)
Location
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceAceh
Physical characteristics
SourceMount Bur ni Geureudong
 • locationDjambo
MouthMalacca Strait
 • location
Lhokseumawe
Basin size535 km2 (207 sq mi)
Basin features
River systemGeukuh basin
CitiesKeudekarieng
Website https://bappeda.lhokseumawekota.go.id

Geography

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The river flows in the northern area of Sumatra with predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[2] The annual average temperature in the area is 25 °C. The warmest month is August, when the average temperature is around 26 °C, and the coldest is December, at 22 °C.[3] The average annual rainfall is 2568 mm. The wettest month is December, with an average of 572 mm rainfall, and the driest is March, with 114 mm rainfall.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Krueng Cunda at Geonames.org (cc-by); Last updated 2013-06-04; Database dump downloaded 2015-11-27
  2. ^ Peel, M C; Finlayson, B L; McMahon, T A (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification". Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  3. ^ "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. 30 January 2016. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  4. ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. 30 January 2016. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2019.

5°13′00″N 97°07′05″E / 5.2166°N 97.118°E / 5.2166; 97.118

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