Cenderawasih Bay
Cenderawasih Bay | |
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Teluk Cenderawasih (Indonesian) | |
Location | Western New Guinea |
Coordinates | 2°30′00″S 135°20′00″E / 2.50000°S 135.33333°E |
Type | Bay |
Basin countries | Indonesia |
Max. width | 450 kilometres (280 mi) |
Max. depth | 1,627 metres (5,338 ft) |
Cenderawasih Bay (
Geography
Cenderawasih Bay is a large bay to the northwest of the Indonesian province of Papua, north of the province of Central Papua, and east of the province of West Papua, between the Bird's Head Peninsula and the mouth of the Mamberamo River.
The bay is more than 300 kilometers wide. The coastline from
The Wamma River, Tabai River, Warenai River, and Wapoga River empty into the Bay.
History
The Dutch name of the bay was after the frigate De Geelvink with which Jacob Weyland sailed through the bay in 1705. The Dutch frigate was named after Geelvinck family.
The Tidore Sultanate had tributary ties with the region. Seafarers from the area used to regularly pay homage to the sultan.[2]
Marine National park
Teluk Cenderawasih National Park is located in the Teluk Cenderawasih. In the Cenderawasih Bay extensive
Islands
In the bay is the archipelago known as the
West Papua Province
- Auri Islands archipelago (Kepulauan Auri)
- Meos Waar
- Rumberpon
- Roon Island
- Meos Angra
Papua Province
- Schouten Islands):
- Biak
- Padaido Islands (Kepulauan Padaido)
- Numfor
- Supiori
- Yapen Islands
- Yapen
- Mios Num
- Kurudu
- Ambai Islands(Kepulauan Ambai)
- Kuran Islands (Kepulauan Kuran)
Central Papua Province
- Moora Islands archipelago (Kepulauan Moora)
- Anggrameos Island
See also
References
- ^ Teluk Sarera: Indonesia National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
- ISBN 978-1-925022-43-8