West Papua

E123085 UNEXPLORED

West Papua is a culturally Melanesian region in the western half of New Guinea, administered by Indonesia and known for its rich indigenous traditions and biodiversity.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	Occurrences
Western New Guinea	2
Dutch New Guinea	1
Papua province of Indonesia	1
West Papua region	1
western New Guinea	1

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Trust Territory of New Guinea under Australian administration → borderedBy → West Papua ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dutch New Guinea

Melanesia → hasPart → West Papua ⓘ

Indonesian archipelago → hasSubregion → West Papua ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western New Guinea

Bird’s Head Plate → locatedInRegion → West Papua ⓘ

this entity surface form: western New Guinea

Melanesians → majorPopulationIn → West Papua ⓘ

this entity surface form: Papua province of Indonesia

Megapodius freycinet → nativeTo → West Papua ⓘ

this entity surface form: West Papua region

New Guinea → westernHalfKnownAs → West Papua ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western New Guinea