Markham | |
Map: | New guinea markham.PNG |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Papua New Guinea |
Length: | 180km (110miles) |
Discharge1 Location: | Near mouth |
Discharge1 Avg: | [1] to [2] |
Source1 Location: | Finisterre Range, Papua New Guinea |
Source1 Coordinates: | -6.1083°N 146.1917°W |
Source1 Elevation: | 475m (1,558feet) |
Mouth Location: | Huon Gulf, Papua New Guinea |
Mouth Coordinates: | -6.7389°N 146.9681°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 0m (00feet) |
Basin Size: | 12766km2 |
The Markham River is a river in eastern Papua New Guinea. It originates in the Finisterre Range and flows for 180km (110miles) to empty into the Huon Gulf at Lae.
The river was named in 1873 by Captain John Moresby, R.N., in honour of Sir Clements Markham, then Secretary of the Royal Geographical Society.[3] A single-lane steel bridge, 1690 feet long – by far the longest bridge built in Papua until that time – was opened in January 1955.[4]