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Ayu Islands

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Location
  
South East Asia

Highest elevation
  
106 m (348 ft)

Archipelago
  
Total islands
  
5 (2 uninhabited)

Province
  
West Papua

Ayu Islands

Major islands
  
Ethnic groups
  
Melanesians, Papuans, Austronesians

Islands
  
Pulau Ayu, Pulau Reni, Pulau Kanobe

The Ayu Islands (Kepulauan Ayu), are a small archipelago south of the Asia Islands and north of Raja Ampat Islands in Indonesia. This group is formed by two coral atolls. The highest point is 106 m.

Map of Ayu Islands, Raja Ampat Regency, West Papua, Indonesia

In older maps these islands appear as the Ajoe Islands, following the Dutch spelling "Ajoe-eilanden".

The beaches of these islands are a breeding ground for the leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea). The waters off the Ayu Islands are a good snorkeling and scuba diving site.

Administratively the Ayu Islands belong to the Indonesian province of West Papua.

References

Ayu Islands Wikipedia


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