Biak Island
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.
Key facts
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- Biak
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- Fishing boats on Biak.jpg
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- Fishing boats lined up at Kota Biak, Indonesia.
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- Schouten Islands (IN) Topography.png
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- Biak as one of the Biak Islands
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- Melanesia; Oceania
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- Pacific Ocean#Southeast Asia#Indonesia Papua
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- Biak Archipelago
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- 2455
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- Indonesia
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- Province
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- Papua
Article
12 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Demographics
- Climate
- Economy
- Transport
- Tradition
- Yosim Pancar Dance
- Flora and fauna
- Notable people
- See also
- References
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.
The largest population centre is at Kota Biak (Biak City) on the south coast. The rest of the island is thinly populated with small villages.