Nabire , also known as the District of Nabire , is a town in the Indonesian province of Central Papua , at the western end of New Guinea . The town is the administrative seat of the Nabire Regency . It is served by Douw Aturure Airport .
5-565: The town lies on the northern coast of the island on Cenderawasih Bay . Nabire has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round. Nabire a tourist resort, with numerous attractions, including: This Central Papua location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Cenderawasih Bay Cenderawasih Bay ( Indonesian : Teluk Cenderawasih , "Bird of Paradise Bay"), also known as Sarera Bay ( Indonesian : Teluk Sarera ) and formerly Geelvink Bay ( Dutch : Geelvinkbaai ),
10-592: Is a large bay in northern Province of Papua , Central Papua and West Papua , New Guinea , Indonesia . Cenderawasih Bay is a large bay to the northwest of the Indonesian province of Papua, north of the province of Central Papua, and east of the province of West Papua, between the Bird's Head Peninsula and the mouth of the Mamberamo River . The bay is more than 300 kilometers wide. The coastline from Manokwari , in
15-540: The bay in 1705. The Dutch frigate was named after Geelvinck family. The Tidore Sultanate had tributary ties with the region. Seafarers from the area used to regularly pay homage to the sultan. Teluk Cenderawasih National Park is located in the Teluk Cenderawasih. In the Cenderawasih Bay extensive coral reefs exists. Parts of the area have been declared a protected marine reserve of 1.5 million hectares,
20-729: The largest natural park in Southeast Asia. The western part of the bay was declared a marine national park in 2002. The Wondiwoi/Wandammen Natural Reserve of 730 km2 protects the great biodiversity of the Wandammen Peninsula. In the bay is the archipelago known as the Biak Islands (also called the Schouten Islands, or Geelvink Islands), comprising Biak , the Padaido Islands , Supiori and Numfor (Numfoor). Further south in
25-616: The northwest of the bay, to Cape d'Urville at the mouth of the Mamberamo is more than 700 kilometers long. To the south, the Wandammen Peninsula heads north into the bay. Important places along the coast are Manokwari, Ransiki , Wasior and Nabire . The Wamma River , Tabai River , Warenai River , and Wapoga River empty into the Bay. The Dutch name of the bay was after the frigate De Geelvink with which Jacob Weyland sailed through
#543456