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Raja Ampat, or the Four Kings, is an archipelago located off of the northwest tip of Bird's Head Peninsula (on the island of New Guinea), Southwest Papua province, Indonesia. It comprises over 1,500 small islands, cays , and shoals around the four main islands of Misool , Salawati , Batanta , and Waigeo , and the smaller island of Kofiau .
Raja Ampat is known for its beautiful sea and scenery. It is recognized as the home of the largest coral reef biodiversity in the world. With more than 550 distinct variety of coral, 700 different kinds of mollusks, and 1427 different species of fish, it is a significant center for marine biodiversity.
The Raja Ampat Islands. Batanta is one of the four major islands in the Raja Ampat Islands in Southwest Papua province, Indonesia. Its area is 479.5 km 2 and its highest point is 1184 m. The Pitt Strait separates it from Salawati Island, while the Dampier Strait separates it from Waigeo Island.
The Raja Ampat–South Halmahera languages are a branch of Malayo-Polynesian languages of eastern Indonesia. They are spoken on islands in the Halmahera Sea , and on its margins from the south-eastern coast of Halmahera to the Raja Ampat Islands off the western tip of New Guinea .
Fam Islands (Indonesian: Kepulauan Fam) are a group of islands in the Raja Ampat Archipelago, which are administered as part of the Indonesian province of Southwest Papua. [1] [2] [3] The main islands are Fam, Penemu (aka Piaynemo, Fam Besar), Inus and Yar. [4] They lie northwest of Batanta island, in the straits between Waigeo and Batanta and ...
Waisai is a town in the south of the island of Waigeo in the Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia.Founded in 2003, it is the capital of the Raja Ampat Regency and is home to a little over 8,000 people. [2]
The Raja Ampat Islands People in Waigeo. Waigeo is an island in the Southwest Papua province of eastern Indonesia.The island is also known as Amberi or Waigiu.It is the largest of the four main islands in the Raja Ampat Islands archipelago, between Halmahera and about 65 kilometres (40 miles) to the northwest coast of New Guinea.
The Raja Ampat Islands. Salawati is one of the four major islands in the Raja Ampat Islands in Southwest Papua (formerly West Papua), Indonesia.Its area is 1,623 km 2.Salawati is separated from New Guinea to the southeast by the Sele Strait (a.k.a. Galowa Strait, Revenges Strait), and from Batanta to the north by the Pitt Strait (a.k.a. Sagewin Strait).