Waigeo
Encyclopedia
Waigeo is an island
in West 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 km to the northwest coast of New Guinea
. The other three islands are Salawati, Batanta and Misool.
Its area is 3155 km², the highest elevation is almost 1000 m. From west to east the island measures approximately 110 km, north-south circa 50 km.
The town of Wasai in the west of the island is the capital of the district of Raja Ampat.
Since 1997, the island has been the site of a substantial pearl farming operation owned by the Australia
n company Atlas Pacific.
Islands of Indonesia
This is a list of islands of Indonesian Archipelago. Indonesia comprises 17,508 - 18,306 islands and 8,844 that have been named according to estimates made by the Government of Indonesia, with 922 of those permanently inhabited. The islands span eastward from Sabang in northern Sumatra to Merauke...
in West Papua province of eastern Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
. The island is also known as Amberi, or Waigiu. It is the largest of the four main islands in the Raja Ampat Islands
Raja Ampat Islands
Located off the northwest tip of Bird's Head Peninsula on the island of New Guinea, in Indonesia's West Papua province, Raja Ampat, or the Four Kings, is an archipelago comprising over 1,500 small islands, cays and shoals surrounding the four main islands of Misool, Salawati, Batanta and Waigeo,...
archipelago, between Halmahera
Halmahera
Halmahera is the largest island in the Maluku Islands. It is part of the North Maluku province of Indonesia.Halmahera has a land area of 17,780 km² and a population in 1995 of 162,728...
and about 65 km to the northwest coast of New Guinea
New Guinea
New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...
. The other three islands are Salawati, Batanta and Misool.
Its area is 3155 km², the highest elevation is almost 1000 m. From west to east the island measures approximately 110 km, north-south circa 50 km.
The town of Wasai in the west of the island is the capital of the district of Raja Ampat.
Since 1997, the island has been the site of a substantial pearl farming operation owned by the Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n company Atlas Pacific.