Papuan Islands

E296786

The Papuan Islands are a group of islands off the western coast of New Guinea in Indonesia, known for their rich tropical biodiversity and distinctive birdlife.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Papuan Islands canonical 1
South Halmahera–West New Guinea 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archipelago
biodiversityHotspot yes
climate tropical
country Indonesia
ethnolinguisticRegion Papuan
hasConservationIssue coral reef degradation
deforestation
overfishing
hasEconomicActivity eco-tourism
fishing
small-scale agriculture
hasEcoregion New Guinea rain forests
surface form: New Guinea lowland rain forests

New Guinea mangroves
New Guinea rain forests
surface form: New Guinea montane rain forests
hasMajorIsland Ayau Islands
Batanta
Biak
Fam Islands
Kofiau
Misool
Numfor
Salawati
Supiori
Waigeo
Yapen
hasNotableSpecies Red bird-of-paradise
Wilson's bird-of-paradise
surface form: Wilson’s bird-of-paradise

various endemic kingfishers
various endemic parrots
various endemic pigeons and doves
hasSubregion Raja Ampat Islands
Schouten Islands
knownFor birdwatching tourism
coral reef ecosystems
distinctive birdlife
diving tourism
rich marine biodiversity
tropical rainforests
locatedIn Pacific Ocean
West Papua
surface form: Western New Guinea
locatedInAdministrativeRegion Southwest Papua Province
surface form: Southwest Papua

West Papua
surface form: West Papua Province
locatedOffCoastOf New Guinea
oceanRegion Ceram Sea
Halmahera Sea
Pacific Ocean marginal seas
partOf Coral Triangle
eastern Indonesia
surface form: Eastern Indonesia

Melanesia

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Megapodius freycinet nativeTo Papuan Islands
Buli language hasSubgroup Papuan Islands
this entity surface form: South Halmahera–West New Guinea