geo.wikisort.org - Island

Waigeo is an island in West Papua province of eastern Indonesia. The island is also known as Amberi, or Waigiu. It is the largest of the four main islands in the Raja Ampat Islands archipelago, between Halmahera and about 65 kilometres (40 miles) to the north-west coast of New Guinea. The Dampier Strait (a.k.a. Augusta's Strait) separates it from Batanta, and the Bougainville Strait from the Kawe Islands to its north-west. The "inner sea" that nearly cleaves the island in two is Mayalibit Bay, also known as the Majoli Gulf.[1][2]

Waigeo

Waigeo
Geography
Coordinates	0°12′S 130°50′E
Archipelago	Raja Ampat Islands
Area	3,155 km2 (1,218 sq mi)
Highest elevation	958 m (3143 ft)
Highest point	Buffalo Horn
Administration
Indonesia
Province	West Papua

The area of the island is 3,155 square kilometres (1,218 square miles); the highest elevations are 958-metre-high (3,143-foot) Buffalo Horn (Gunung Nok) and 939-metre-high (3,081-foot) Serodjil.[3] From west to east the island measures approximately 110 km, north-south about 50 kilometres (31 miles).

The town of Waisai in the south of the island is the capital of the Raja Ampat Regency.

History

Jorge de Menezes, a Portuguese explorer, landed on Waigeo Island in 1526-27.

Islam first arrived in the Raja Ampat archipelago in the 15th century due to political and economic contacts with the Bacan Sultanate.[4] During the 16th and 17th centuries, the Sultante of Tidore had close economic ties with the island.[4][5] During this period, Islam became firmly established and local chiefs had begun adopting Islam.[5]

Alfred Russel Wallace spent some time on the island and studied the flora and fauna during the late 1850s while on his scientific exploration trip.

Since 1997, the island has been the site of a substantial pearl farming operation owned by the Australian company Atlas Pacific.^{[citation needed]}

Languages

Languages spoken on Waigeo include Papuan Malay, Biak, Ma'ya, and Ambel.[6] Their distributions within the island are given below.[7]^: 5

• Ambel is spoken in central Waigeo.
• Ma'ya is spoken in northwest Waigeo.
• Biak is spoken in the southwest and eastern parts of Waigeo.

Fauna and flora

• Waigeo brushturkey (Aepypodius bruijnii)
• Waigeou cuscus (Spilocuscus papuensis)
• Waigeo rainbowfish (Melanotaenia catherinae)
• Waigeo seaperch (Psammoperca waigiensis)
• Wilson's bird-of-paradise (Diphyllodes respublica)
• Golden-spotted tree monitor (Varanus boehmei)
• Achaea simplex
• Hypochlorosis ancharia
• Hypolycaena phorbas
• Karstarma waigeo
• Nepenthes danseri

Protected Areas

• Waigeo Barat Timur Nature Reserve protects much of the island's interior. [8]
• Raja Ampat Marine Park covers Mayalibit Bay in central Waigeo, and parts of the southern and southwestern shores.[9]

References

External links

• Media related to Waigeo at Wikimedia Commons

На других языках

---

[de] Waigeo

Waigeo (auch Amberi oder Waigiu) ist mit 3155 km² die größte der vier Hauptinseln des Archipels von Raja Ampat vor der Küste Westneuguineas (Indonesien).

---

- [en] Waigeo

---

[es] Isla de Waigeo

La isla de Waigeo, también Amberi o Waigiu, (en indonesio, Pulau Waigeo) es una de las cuatro islas mayores del archipiélago Raja Ampat en la provincia de Papúa Occidental, Indonesia. Tiene una superficie de 3.155 km², que la convierten en la 22º del país y la 160º del mundo.

---

[fr] Waigeo

Waigeo est située dans l'océan Pacifique Sud. Elle est la plus grande des îles Raja Ampat et appartient à la province indonésienne de Papouasie occidentale en Nouvelle-Guinée.

---

[it] Waigeo

Waigeo (chiamata anche Amberi o Waigiu) è un'isola della provincia dell'Irian Jaya, Nuova Guinea, Indonesia.

---

[ru] Вайгео

Вайгео (индон. Waigeo) — остров на востоке Индонезии. В административном отношении входит в состав провинции Западное Папуа. Известен также как Амбери и Вайгью.

---

---