Yamur Lake
| Yamur Lake | |
|---|---|
| Danau Jamur | |
  Yamur Lake | |
| Location | Yamor, Kaimana Regency, West Papua, Indonesia |
| Coordinates | 3°40′11″S 134°55′36″E / 3.6696°S 134.9268°E |
| Type | lake |
| Max. length | 7.2 km (4.5 mi) |
| Max. width | 9.4 km (5.8 mi) |
| Surface area | 37.25 km2 (14.38 mi2) |
| Surface elevation | 32 m (105 ft) |
| Islands | 2 |
Yamur Lake (Indonesian: Danau Jamur), alternatively spelt Jamur Lake, is a tropical, low-altitude lake located at the base of the Bird's Neck Isthmus of Western New Guinea, in the Vogelkop-Aru lowland rain forests ecoregion. It lies in eastern Kaimana Regency in the Indonesian province of West Papua along the border with Central Papua province.[1]
The lake is known as the home of an endemic fish species, the Yamur Lake grunter[2]
References
- ^ Rojian, Achmad. "Intip Keindahan Danau Yamur Yang Terletak di Papua - Okelihat". Intip Keindahan Danau Yamur Yang Terletak di Papua - Okelihat (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2025-08-16.
- ^ Amy Palmer-Newton (IUCN Freshwater Biodiversity Unit) (2020-06-08). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Variichthys jamoerensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived from the original on 2025-05-07. Retrieved 2025-08-16.