Yos Sudarso Bay

Yos Sudarso Bay
formerly known as Humboldt Bay
Teluk Yos Sudarso (Indonesian)
Yos Sudarso Bay from the skyline overlooking the bay
Yos Sudarso Bay from the skyline overlooking the bay. Villages of Tobati (left) and Enggros (right) are visible in the foreground.
Location of Yos Sudarso Bay in West Papua
Location of Yos Sudarso Bay in West Papua
Yos Sudarso Bay
LocationSouth Asia
Coordinates2°35′S 140°45′E / 2.583°S 140.750°E / -2.583; 140.750
TypeBay
Basin countriesIndonesia

Yos Sudarso Bay (Indonesian: Teluk Yos Sudarso), known as Humboldt Bay from 1827 to 1968, is a small bay on the north coast of New Guinea, about 50 kilometers west of the border between Indonesia's province of Papua and the country of Papua New Guinea. The Indonesian provincial capital Jayapura is situated on the bay.

New Guinea. Click the map to see Jayapura and Teluk Yos Sudarso. The bay is the unlabeled indentation northeast of the city, which is in the center of the north coast of the island.