Bintuni Bay

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Bintuni Bay
Teluk Bintuni
Vogelkopf and Bomberai Peninsula

Vogelkopf and Bomberai Peninsula

Waters Berau Bay , Seramsee
Land mass Bomberai Peninsula , Vogelkop
Geographical location 2 ° 19 '58 "  S , 133 ° 17' 25"  E Coordinates: 2 ° 19 '58 "  S , 133 ° 17' 25"  E
Bintuni Bay (Moluccas-Papua)
Bintuni Bay

The Bay of Bintuni ( Indonesian Teluk Bintuni , also Bentuni Bay ) is located between the Vogelkop and Bomberai Peninsula in the west of the island of New Guinea .

geography

The area is part of the Indonesian province of Papua Barat . The Teluk Bintuni administrative region completely encloses the bay. To the west, the Bay of Bintuni widens into the Berau Bay , which in turn opens into the Seram Sea to the west . In the south is the Bomberai Peninsula, with the islands of Amutu Besar and Asap off the coast. In the north the bay is bounded by the Vogelkop peninsula.

Individual evidence

  1. The Great World Atlas, Millennium House, 2009, ISBN 978-1-921209-31-4 .