Freshwater resources in Indonesia and Argentina
1. Total amount
Indonesia's total renewable freshwater resources are about 2019 cubic kilometers, ranking eighth in the world; Argentina's renewable freshwater resources total 814 cubic kilometers, ranking 19th in the world.
2. Precipitation
The average annual precipitation in the northeast corner of Argentina is 1000 mm, the central and northern parts are 500-1000 mm, and the western and southern parts are less than 200 mm; With an average annual precipitation of up to 2,000 mm, The island of Java has the highest number of thunderstorms in the world.
3. Rivers
The La Plata-Paraná River flows through Argentina and has a runoff of 25,370 cubic meters per second, ranking fourth in the world, with a basin area of 3.1 million square kilometers, also ranking fourth, with a length of 4,880 kilometers, ranking ninth in the world.
In addition, the Paraguay River, which flows through Argentina, is 2695 kilometers long, ranking 38th in the world; The Picomayo River is 2,500 km long and ranks 51st in the world.
The rivers in Argentina also include the Iguazu River, the Bermejo River, and the Colorado River.
The longest River in Indonesia, the Kapuas River, is 1143 km long, ranking 133rd in the world and the longest island river in the world.
4. Lakes
Lake Dopa, Indonesia's largest freshwater lake, has an area of 1,130 square kilometers and is the largest volcanic lake in the world; The deepest lake in Indonesia, Lake Matano, has an area of 164.08 square kilometers and a depth of 595 meters, ranking tenth in the world in terms of lake depth.
With an area of 1,466 square kilometers, Lake Argentina is the largest freshwater lake in Argentina and the third largest in South America; Lake O'Higgins/St. Martin (Lake St. Martin in Argentina), which is shared between Argentina and Chile, has an area of 1,058 square kilometers and a depth of 836 meters, making it the deepest lake in the Americas.
