New Guinea mangroves | |
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Ecology | |
Realm | Australasian realm |
Biome | mangroves |
Borders | |
Geography | |
Area | 25,303 km2 (9,770 sq mi) |
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Coordinates | 5°06′S 137°42′E / 5.1°S 137.7°E |
Conservation | |
Conservation status | Vulnerable |
Protected | 5,833 km² (23%)[1] |
The New Guinea mangroves is a mangrove ecoregion that covers extensive areas of the coastline New Guinea, the large island in the western Pacific Ocean north of Australia. [2] [3] [4]