Cenderawasih Bay
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Cenderawasih Bay (Indonesian: Teluk Cenderawasih), formerly Geelvink Bay (Dutch: Geelvinkbaai) is a large bay in northern Province of Papua and West Papua, New Guinea, Indonesia, at . The Dutch name comes after a Dutch ship and family called Geelvinck.
[edit] Islands in the Bay
West Papua Province:
- Auri Islands archipelago (kepulauan Auri)
- Meos Waar
- Rumberpon
- Roon Island
- Meos Angra
Papua Province:
- Biak Islands (kepulauan Biak aka Schouten archipelago):
- Biak
- Padaido Islands (kepulauan Padaido)
- Numfor
- Yapen
- Mios Num
- Kaipuri
- Supiori
- Amboi Islands
- Kuran Islands
- Moor Islands archipelago (kepulauan Moor) in Cenderawasih Bay
The Wamma, Tabai, Warenai, and Wapoga rivers empty into it. The Mapia Islands lies to the north, and south of Palau. Bird's Head Peninsula makes the northwest part of the Bay.
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