Cenderawasih Bay | |
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Teluk Cenderawasih (Indonesian) | |
Location | Western New Guinea |
Coordinates | 2°30′00″S 135°20′00″E / 2.50000°S 135.33333°E |
Type | Bay |
Basin countries | Indonesia |
Max. width | 450 kilometres (280 mi) |
Max. depth | 1,627 metres (5,338 ft) |
Cenderawasih Bay (Indonesian: Teluk Cenderawasih, "Bird of Paradise Bay"), also known as Sarera Bay (Indonesian: Teluk Sarera) and formerly Geelvink Bay (Dutch: Geelvinkbaai), is a large bay in northern Province of Papua, Central Papua and West Papua, New Guinea, Indonesia.[1]