Asmat Swamp is a wetland on the southern coast of New Guinea, located within what is now the Indonesian province of Papua. A wetland is an area of Land consisting of Soil that is Saturated with Moisture, such as a Swamp, Marsh, or Bog New Guinea, located just north of Australia, is the world's second largest island, having become separated from the Australian mainland when the area now known The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. Papua is the largest province of Indonesia, comprising a majority part of the western half of the island of New Guinea and nearby islands (see also It is sometimes claimed to be the largest alluvial swamp in the world, being said to have an area of around 30,000 km². Alluvium (from the Latin, alluvius, from alluere, "to wash against" is Soil or Sediments deposited by a river or other running It is crossed by numerous rivers and streams, and large areas are underwater at high tide. Characteristics A tide is a repeated cycle of sea level changes in the following stages Over several hours the water rises or advances up a beach in the flood
Ecologically, the swamp is diverse. The muddy coastal areas are dominated by mangroves and nipah palms. Mangroves (generally are Trees and Shrubs that grow in saline coastal habitats in the Tropics and Subtropics. Nypa fruticans, known as the Attap Palm ( Singapore) Nipa Palm ( Philippines) and Mangrove Palm or Nipah palm Inland, where the swamp is freshwater, other sorts of vegetation become more common — herbaceous vegetation, grasses, and forest. Freshwater is a word that refers to bodies of water such as Ponds lakes rivers and streams containing low concentrations of dissolved Salts and other Total dissolved A herbaceous plant (or in botanical use a Herb) is a Plant that has leaves and stems that die down at the end of A significant portion of the swamp is peatland. Peat is an accumulation of partially Decayed Vegetation matter. It is home to a wide variety of animals, including freshwater fish, crabs, lobsters, shrimp, crocodiles, sea snakes, and pigeons. Fish are aquatic Vertebrate animals that are typically ectothermic (previously Cold-blooded) covered with scales, and equipped with two Crabs are decapod Crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" (βραχύ / brachy Clawed lobsters compose a family ( Nephropidae, sometimes also Homaridae) of large marine Crustaceans Lobsters are economically important as True shrimp are swimming decapod Crustaceans classified in the Infraorder Caridea, found widely around the world in both fresh A crocodile is any Species belonging to the family Crocodylidae (sometimes classified instead as the Subfamily Crocodylinae) For sea snakes in mythology and cryptozoology see Sea serpent. Also inhabiting the swamp are large monitor lizards, some longer (although not as heavy) as the more famous Komodo Dragon. Monitor lizards are the family Varanidae, a group of carnivorous lizards which includes the largest living lizard the Komodo dragon. The Komodo dragon ( Varanus komodoensis) is a species of Lizard that inhabits the islands of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, Gili
The swamp takes its name from the Asmat people, who inhabit it. The Asmat are an Ethnic group of New Guinea, residing in the Papua province of Indonesia. The difficult terrain of the swamp meant that the Asmat did not have regular contact with outsiders until the 1950s, and the swamp still remains isolated. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The swamp forms part of Indonesia's Lorentz National Park. Lorentz National Park is located in the Indonesian province of Papua, formerly known as Irian Jaya (western New Guinea)
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