Pulau Reni is a small
Indonesia
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n island located in the
Ayu Archipelago above the northern tip of the
Waigeo Islands.
Pulau Reni is part of the
Raja Ampat regency of the
Southwest Papua geographical and administrative region of
Indonesia
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.
The island is surrounded by two large
reefs.
Pulau Ayu and
Pulau Kanobe are two other small inhabited islands south-west and south of Pulau Reni.
Pulau Reni lies north-east of
Pulau Ayu and north of Pulau Kanobe.
Access to the island is limited to small
boats due to the reefs and the small size of the island.
World War II
Pulau Reni and all the islands in the Ayu Archipelago were occupied by the
Japanese Empire
The also known as the Japanese Empire or Imperial Japan, was a historical nation-state and great power that existed from the Meiji Restoration in 1868 until the enactment of the post-World War II 1947 constitution and subsequent forma ...
during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
from 1942 until the end of the war in 1945.
External links
Palau Reni InformationDetailed Map
Raja Ampat Islands
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