Siak
| Siak | ||
 The Siak in Pekanbaru |
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| location | Riau Province , Sumatra , Indonesia | |
| River system | Siak | |
| muzzle | in a tributary of the Strait of Malacca near the island of Padang Coordinates: 1 ° 14 '16 " N , 102 ° 10' 0" E 1 ° 14 '16 " N , 102 ° 10' 0" E
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| Big cities | Pekanbaru | |
The Siak ( Indonesian Sungai Siak , German "River Siak") is a river in Indonesia in the east of the island of Sumatra in the province of Riau .
The Siak flows through the provincial capital Pekanbaru , through Buatan and Siak Sri Indrapura, to flow into the sea on the Strait of Malacca at Padang Island .
In the past, the river was lined with peat forests , which were cut down for the construction of palm oil plantations. The peat is washed into the river by the rain, which means that the water in the estuary and the offshore coastal waters is acidic and contains too little oxygen. The regular fish deaths can probably be attributed to it.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Science helps to protect endangered coastal regions. Press and Information Office of the Federal Government, April 2007 ( Memento of the original from December 18, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
