Sepik River

Description

Sediment plumes at the mouth of the Sepik (right) and Ramu (left) rivers

The Sepik River (pronounced /ˈseɪpɪk/) is the longest river on the island of New Guinea, and after the Fly and the Mamberamo the third largest by volume. The majority of the river flows through the Papua New Guinea (PNG) provinces of Sandaun and East Sepik, with a small section flowing through the Indonesian province of Papua.

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