Bintuni Bay ( id, Teluk Bintuni) is the eastward extension or inner bay of
Berau Gulf
The Berau Gulf ( id, Teluk Berau), formerly the MacCleur Gulf, separates the Vogelkop (Doberai) and Bomberai Peninsulas of Western New Guinea. It opens on the Ceram Sea to the west and ends in Bintuni Bay to the east.
Geography
Berau Bay is for ...
off
Bird's Head Peninsula
The Bird's Head Peninsula ( Indonesian: ''Kepala Burung'', nl, Vogelkop) or Doberai Peninsula (''Semenanjung Doberai''), is a large peninsula that makes up the northwest portion of the island of New Guinea, comprising the Indonesian provinces o ...
of
New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu
Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in surrounding areas of Port Moresby (Capital of Papua New Guinea).
It is a simplified version of ...
. Administratively it is part of
West Papua,
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
. The bay is wide at its entrance and the land on both sides is marsh.
"Sector 5: Southwest Coast of Irian Jaya and off-lying Islands"
''Sailing directions (enroute): New Guinea'' (Publication 164, 8th edition) Maritime Safety Information Division, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, Maryland,
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Bays of Indonesia
Landforms of West Papua (province)
Landforms of Western New Guinea