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Cenderawasih Bay (Indonesian: Teluk Cenderawasih, "Bird of Paradise Bay"), also known as Sarera Bay (Indonesian: Teluk Sarera) and formerly Geelvink Bay (Dutch: Geelvinkbaai), is a large bay in northern Province of Papua, Central Papua and West Papua, New Guinea, Indonesia.




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 Manokwari, in the northwest of the bay, to Cape d'Urville at the mouth of the Mamberamo is more than 700 kilometers long. To the south, the Wandammen Peninsula heads north into the bay. Important places along the coast are Manokwari, Ransiki, Wasior and Nabire.
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.




Marine National park



Teluk Cenderawasih National Park is located in the Teluk Cenderawasih.
In the Cenderawasih Bay extensive coral reefs exists. Parts of the area have been declared a protected marine reserve of 1.5 million hectares, the largest natural park in Southeast Asia.
The western part of the bay was declared a marine national park in 2002. The Wondiwoi/Wandammen Natural Reserve of 730 km2 protects the great biodiversity of the Wandammen Peninsula.




Islands


In the bay is the archipelago known as the Biak Islands (also called the Schouten Islands, or Geelvink Islands), comprising Biak, the Padaido Islands, Supiori and Numfor (Numfoor). Further south in the bay is the 140 kilometer long island of Yapen (Japen). Smaller islands in the bay are Mios Num (Pulau Num), Rumberpon, Waar (or Meoswaar), Roon and Kurudu.
The Mapia Islands lie to the north, and south of Palau.




= West Papua Province

=
Auri Islands archipelago (Kepulauan Auri)
Meos Waar
Rumberpon
Roon Island
Meos Angra




= Papua Province

=
Biak Islands (aka 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


Bays of Indonesia
Cenderawasih languages




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Bahasa Mor (Austronesia)
• 3 derajat lintang selatan
• Teluk Balikpapan
• Bengawan Solo
• Daftar tempat wisata di Indonesia
• Provinsi Oro
• Teluk Manado
• Batalyon Artileri Pertahanan Udara 6
• Pertempuran Numfor
• Rute penyeberangan laut, danau dan sungai di Indonesia
• Cenderawasih Bay
• Cenderawasih
• East Geelvink Bay languages
• Cenderawasih languages
• South Halmahera–West New Guinea languages
• West Papua (province)
• Papua (province)
• Wondama Bay Regency
• Biak
• Yapen