Kabenau River
river in Papua New Guinea
Kabenau River (also Gabina or St. Augustin River) is a river in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. It is located at about 5.466667°S 145.85°E / -5.466667; 145.85. It was discovered in 1887 by German geologist Karl Schneider and explored in 1888 by Hugo Zöller. It flows westward and empties near Rimba to the Astrolabe Bay.
“Kabenau River” enters the record as river in Papua New Guinea. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Kabenau, River and river can confirm, complicate or overturn.
Why this record matters
“Kabenau River” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Kabenau, River and river provides the most credible route into that argument.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 3, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1719667. Authority coordinates are -5.467, 145.850. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1887 and 1888.
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This entry incorporates text from “Kabenau River” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.