Asia islands

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Asia islands
Waters Halmahera Lake
archipelago Raja Ampat
Geographical location 1 ° 3 '  N , 131 ° 15'  E Coordinates: 1 ° 3 '  N , 131 ° 15'  E
Asia Islands (Moluccas-Papua)
Asia islands
Number of islands 3
Main island Fani
Residents uninhabited

The Asia Islands ( Indonesian : Kepulauan Asia ) are a group of islands in the Halmahera Sea .

The group, consisting (from north to south) of the three uninhabited islands Fani , Igi and Miarin , is located about 40 kilometers north of the Indonesian Ayu Islands and about 210 kilometers south of the island of Tobi in the island republic of Palau .

The small islands are densely overgrown and surrounded by a common narrow reef that stretches from northeast to southwest over a length of 12 kilometers.

The largest and northernmost island of Fani is also the northernmost island of the entire Raja Ampat archipelago.

Individual evidence

  1. Pub164, 2018 Sailing Directions (Enroute): New Guinea, p. 103
  2. Location map of Raja Ampat, Asia Islands at the top right