What does this number measure?
The Sepik is shown in the Oceania group. The comparison follows a reference river course rather than the straight-line distance. The documented value is rounded; the choice of source, lakes crossed, meanders and river mouth can change the published length.
This length follows the course adopted by the catalogue. Maps show simplified, sometimes partial courses; an independent bar represents the documented length, distinct from straight-line distance.
Compare the stated dimensions
The comparison uses the number in each fact sheet: altitude, height, diameter, length or distance, depending on the reference. Two values in metres do not necessarily describe the same property.
Source and limitations
Approximate documentary length, dependent on the branches and route selected; this reference establishes neither a definite record nor kilometre-level precision.
Top-down view of a simplified geographical route of the Sepik, based on the available mapped segments. The reference drawing may be partial, and river systems may combine several branches. The river’s width and the water and bank textures are interpreted; this is not a satellite photograph. Only the lower bar represents the documented reference length; the width of the map above does not measure that length. Route: Natural Earth, public domain. Licence: Public domain.