Berau Gulf
Berau Gulf | |
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MacCleur Gulf | |
Teluk Berau ( Ceram Sea |
The Berau Gulf (
Ceram Sea to the west and ends in Bintuni Bay
to the east.
Geography
Berau Bay is formed by the broadening of
Vogelkop Peninsula to the north from the Bomberai Peninsula (with its western extremity, the Fakfak Peninsula) to the south. To the west is the open Seram Sea. The islands of Ogar and Arguni
are located off the Fakfak peninsula.
The area is part of the Indonesian province of
Papua Barat. The administrative district of Fakfak lies on the southern coast, while the northern coast (the southern coast of the Vogelkop) belongs to the administrative districts of Teluk Bintuni and Sorong Selatan (South Sorong).[1]
See also
References
- ISBN 978-1-921209-31-4.