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    Pacific OceanIndonesia

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    Schouten Islands

    Part of Indonesia

    The Biak Islands (Indonesian: Kepulauan Biak, also Schouten Islands or Geelvink Islands) are an island group of Papua province, eastern Indonesia in the Cenderawasih Bay (or Geelvink Bay) 50 km off the north-western coast of the island of New Guinea.

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    The Biak Islands (Indonesian: Kepulauan Biak, also Schouten Islands or Geelvink Islands) are an island group of Papua province, eastern Indonesia in the Cenderawasih Bay (or Geelvink Bay) 50 km off the north-western coast of the island of New Guinea. The group consists of the main islands of Biak, Supiori and Numfor, and numerous smaller islands, mostly covered in rain forest. The population of the archipelago is about 130,000.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands4
    • Minor islands10
    • Islets41
    • Rocks & skerries7

    Major islands

    4
    • Yapen

      Yapen

      Area
      2,260 km²
      High point
      1,496 m

      Yapen (also Japen, Jobi) is an island of Papua, Indonesia. The Yapen Strait separates Yapen and the Biak Islands to the north. It is in Cenderawasih Bay off the north-western coast of the island of New Guinea. To the west is Mios Num Island across the Mios Num Strait, and to the east Kurudu Island.

    • Biak

      Biak

      Area
      1,895 km²
      High point
      729 m

      Biak is the main island of Biak Archipelago located in Cenderawasih Bay near the northern coast of Papua, an Indonesian province, and is just northwest of New Guinea. Biak has many atolls, reefs, and corals. In the older literature the island was also called Mysore Island.

    • Numfor

      Numfor

      Area
      341 km²
      High point
      200 m

      Numfor (also Numfoor, Noemfoor, Noemfoer) is one of the Biak Islands (also known as the Schouten Islands) in Papua province, northeastern Indonesia.

    • Supiori Island

      Area
      612 km²
      High point
      973 m

      Supiori is an island of the Schouten Islands archipelago in Cenderawasih Bay, just west of Biak island in Papua Province, Western New Guinea, northeastern Indonesia.

    Minor islands

    10

    Islets

    41
    • Sebai21 m · 0.07 km²
    • Unnamed island24 m · 0.06 km²
    • Kawayumi36 m · 0.05 km²
    • Wandedori12 m · 0.05 km²
    • Unnamed island35 m · 0.05 km²
    • Rayori23 m · 0.04 km²
    • Pulau Wori Papuma20 m · 0.03 km²
    • Unnamed island15 m · 0.03 km²
    • Unnamed island0.02 km²
    • Awai26 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island12 m · 0.02 km²
    • Sakfandu0.01 km²

    Rocks & skerries

    7
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Mandui<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Nu Kayari Miosnum<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level500 m1,000 m1,500 m1,496 mYapen973 mSupiori729 mBiak434 mYerui200 mNumfor145 mPulau Yenusi Sasawa93 mPulau Wamari84 mPulau Arurempi82 mPulau Ponantabai80 mKawayuni36 mKawayumi33 mInsomndi26 mAwai23 mMios Prap
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.11101001,00010,000Yapen: 2,260 km²YapenBiak: 1,895 km²BiakSupiori: 612 km²SupioriNumfor: 341 km²NumforYerui: 88.5 km²YeruiKawayuni: 2.1 km²KawayuniPulau Wamari: 0.76 km²Pulau WamariPulau Ponantabai: 0.63 km²Pulau PonantabaiPulau Arurempi: 0.53 km²Pulau ArurempiPulau Yenusi Sasawa: 0.53 km²Pulau Yenusi Sasa…Insomndi: 0.41 km²InsomndiMios Prap: 0.22 km²Mios PrapUnnamed island: 0.12 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 km²Unnamed islandSebai: 0.07 km²SebaiUnnamed island: 0.06 km²Unnamed islandKawayumi: 0.05 km²KawayumiWandedori: 0.05 km²WandedoriUnnamed island: 0.05 km²Unnamed islandRayori: 0.04 km²RayoriPulau Wori Papuma: 0.03 km²Pulau Wori PapumaUnnamed island: 0.03 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandAwai: 0.02 km²AwaiUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandSakfandu: 0.01 km²SakfanduSemni: 0.01 km²SemniUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.8 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.8 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.8 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.7 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.7 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.7 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Yapen2,260 km²
    Biak1,895 km²
    Supiori Island612 km²
    Numfor341 km²
    Yerui Island88.5 km²
    Kawayuni2.1 km²
    Pulau Wamari0.76 km²
    Pulau Ponantabai0.63 km²
    Pulau Arurempi0.53 km²
    Pulau Yenusi Sasawa0.53 km²
    Insomndi0.41 km²
    Mios Prap0.22 km²
    Unnamed island0.12 km²
    Unnamed island0.1 km²
    Sebai0.07 km²
    Unnamed island0.06 km²
    Kawayumi0.05 km²
    Wandedori0.05 km²
    Unnamed island0.05 km²
    Rayori0.04 km²
    Pulau Wori Papuma0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Awai0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Sakfandu0.01 km²
    Semni0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.8 ha
    Unnamed island0.8 ha
    Unnamed island0.8 ha
    Unnamed island0.7 ha
    Unnamed island0.7 ha
    Unnamed island0.7 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Nu Matiru0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Pulau Nu Sowi0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Maiwani0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Mandui<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Nu Kayari Miosnum<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia

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