Biak is the main island of Biak Archipelago located in Cenderawasih Bay near the northern coast of Papua, an Indonesian province, and is just northwest of New Guinea. Biak has many atolls, reefs, and
Fishing boats lined up at Kota Biak, Indonesia.
de Bruijn and his team during Operation Oaktree in Paniai
Traditional Biak burial on the coast of Wari, North Biak District (1907)
Papua, formerly known as West Irian and Irian Jaya, is a province of Indonesia, comprising the northern coast of Western New Guinea together with island groups in Cenderawasih Bay to the west. It roug
Biak
…Biak is the main island of Biak Archipelago located in Cenderawasih Bay near the northern coast of Papua, an Indonesian province, and is just northwest of New Guinea. Biak has many atolls, reefs, and corals. In the older literature the island was also…
The Papuan People's Assembly is created formally in 2001 to administer the Papuan Special Autonomy
Teletubbies Hill (Tungkiwiri) in Jayapura Regency
Biak people during a ceremony
The Afaitaneng dance (id), a traditional Papuan war dance performed by the Ambai people from Menawi village and Ambai village in the Yapen Islands