Torasi Estuary is the

estuary An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. Estuaries form a transition zone between river environments and maritime environm ...

Bensbach River The Bensbach River is a river in southwestern Papua New Guinea. It is located just to the east of the Maro River in Merauke Regency, Indonesia, and just to the west of the Morehead River in Papua New Guinea. The mouth of the river, Torasi Estuar ...

, located at the southern end of the

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. It empties into the

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. The mouth of the estuary is administrated by

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with Papua New Guinean ships given

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to pass the mouth. There is an

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outpost at the west bank which also operates as a

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to regulate

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between citizens of the two countries.

References

{{Reflist Border crossings of Indonesia Estuaries of Indonesia International rivers of Asia International rivers of Oceania Merauke Western Province (Papua New Guinea) Indonesia–Papua New Guinea border