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Ambai Islands
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Ambai Archipelago.
Ambai (Indonesian: kepulauan Ambai) are the archipelago or the chain of islands off the southern coast of Yapen Island, in Cenderawasih Bay and Papua Province in Western New Guinea, northeastern Indonesia. IslandsThe archipelago has five main islands, including Ambai and Saweru. There are seven medium-size islands and more than 15 smaller islands. The land area of the islands is 32.51 square kilometres (12.55 square miles). They comprise two administrative districts (distrik) of Yapen Islands Regency; to the west, Nusawani District encompasses Saweru Island and smaller islands to its south; the administrative centre is in the village of Perea. To the east, Ambai Islands District covers the rest of the archipelago; its administrative centre is in the village of Ambai. Locations of major islands in the Cenderawasih Bay: 1°55′44″S136°20′55″E / 1.928851°S 136.348598°E / -1.928851; 136.348598 Ambai Island1°54′48″S136°17′16″E / 1.913230°S 136.287851°E / -1.913230; 136.287851 Saweru Island1°00′S136°00′E / 1.00°S 136.00°E / -1.00; 136.00Biak0°45′16″S135°36′18″E / 0.75446°S 135.6050°E / -0.75446; 135.6050Supiori