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was about 1,700 m/second. The minimum was 95 m/second, the maximum 6,550 m/second. The estuary is approximately 90 km long; the average tidal range in the estuary is 2 m; in the dry season, the salt reaches about 40 km upstream to the town of
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There were no problems with this decision until 1885. However, the discovery of gold in the area between the Lawa and the
Tapanahony created a new border conflict. On 29 November 1888, France and the
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also has its source in the Tumuk Humak
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had a discharge of 20,291 m/minute at a width of 285 m. Thus, the Lawa River was the
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