Sampit River (Indonesia)
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Sampit River or Mentaya Riveris a river of Central Kalimantan
, Borneo
, Indonesia
.The river takes its name from the town of Sampit
which lies on the river not far from the Java Sea
. Near the mouth of the river is a noted beack park named Pandaran Beach.The Sampit flows into the Java Sea at 2°58′20"S 113°2′23"E.
Central Kalimantan
Central Kalimantan is a province of Indonesia, one of four in Kalimantan - the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo. Its provincial capital is Palangka Raya.The province has a population of just over 2.2 million at the 2010 Census...
, Borneo
Borneo
Borneo is the third largest island in the world and is located north of Java Island, Indonesia, at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia....
, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
.The river takes its name from the town of Sampit
Sampit
Sampit is a town and a timber port on the Sampit River in the Central Kalimantan province in Indonesia. It is the seat of East Kotawaringin regency. Sampit is the biggest timber port in all of Indonesia....
which lies on the river not far from the Java Sea
Java Sea
The Java Sea is a large shallow sea on the Sunda Shelf. It was formed as sea levels rose at the end of the last ice age. The Java Sea lies between the Indonesian islands of Borneo to the north, Java to the south; Sumatra to the west, and Sulawesi to the east...
. Near the mouth of the river is a noted beack park named Pandaran Beach.The Sampit flows into the Java Sea at 2°58′20"S 113°2′23"E.