Fakfak Peninsula

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Bomberai Peninsula
BirdsHeadPeninsula Topo.jpg
Vogelkopf and Bomberai Peninsula with Fakfak to the northwest
Geographical location
Fakfak Peninsula (Moluccas-Papua)
Fakfak Peninsula
Coordinates 2 ° 50 '48 "  S , 132 ° 24' 55"  E Coordinates: 2 ° 50 '48 "  S , 132 ° 24' 55"  E
Waters 1 Seramsee
Waters 2 Berau Bay

The Fakfa Peninsula is a peninsula at the western end of the island of New Guinea .

geography

The Fakfak Peninsula forms the northwest tip of the Bomberai Peninsula . It separates the Berau Bay and the Tamaruni Bay in the southwest. The Fakfak Mountains form the back of the peninsula . The main town is Fakfak on the south coast. It is also the administrative seat of the Indonesian administrative district of Fakfak ( Papua Barat Province ), to which the peninsula belongs.

fauna

The fauna of the Fakfak Mountains includes the black-eared bower bird and Oninia senglaubi , a member of the narrow-mouthed frog family.

Individual evidence

  1. a b The Great World Atlas, Millenium House, 2009, ISBN 978-1-921209-31-4 .
  2. Stephen Back Hall: The Rough Guide to Indonesia , P. 1022 , 2003, ISBN 978-1-858289-91-5 .
  3. Darrel R. Frost: Oninia senglaubi . Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference, Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York 1998-2015, accessed December 21, 2015