Fly River

Japanese: フライ[川]（英語表記）Fly River

The largest river on the island of New Guinea. It is 1,040 km long. It originates in the great mountain range that runs through the center of the island, and flows slowly, meandering through the great alluvial plain in the south of the island, before emptying into the Gulf of Papua. There is only a 20 m elevation difference between the river mouth and the 800 km upstream, and during the rainy season from December to March, the river often floods over a wide area. The vast delta at the river mouth is a low-lying swamp covered with mangroves, and the basin, covered with dense forest, is home to a variety of tropical wildlife. It has particularly close ties with Australia, and monotremes and marsupials can be seen there.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

ニューギニア島最大の川。全長1040km。島の中央を走る大山脈群に源を発し，島の南部の大沖積平野を蛇行しながらゆっくりと流れてパプア湾に注ぐ。河口と800km上流とはわずか20mの高度差しかなく，12月から3月にかけての雨季にはしばしば広範囲にわたってはんらんする。河口の広大な三角州はマングローブの茂る低湿地帯であり，また密林におおわれた流域にはさまざまな熱帯の野生動物が生息している。特にオーストラリアとの関係が深く，単孔類や有袋類もみられる。

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