Raja Ampat is an archipelago of more than 1,500 small islands, cays and shoals off the Bird's Head Peninsula of Southwest Papua, Indonesia, centered on the four main islands of Misool, Salawati, Batanta and Waigeo and covering about 8,034 square kilometers of land. Sitting at the heart of the Coral Triangle, its waters hold the world's richest known marine biodiversity, with more than 600 hard coral species, roughly three quarters of all species known worldwide, about 1,700 reef fish species and 699 mollusk species. Its rainforested islands shelter endemic birds of paradise, and in 2025 the archipelago was designated a UNESCO biosphere reserve in recognition of its status as the global center of tropical marine biodiversity.
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Area (sq km)Total land-and-sea area of Raja Ampat Regency per the same source; of this, 8,034.44 square kilometers is land. Connections
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Hosts
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In Biome
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1. Raja Ampat Islands (Wikipedia)
WikipediaLead section, third paragraph, stating regency land and sea areaQuote, Lead section, third paragraph, stating regency land and sea area
The regency encompasses around 70,000 square kilometres (27,000 mi2) of land and sea, of which 8,034.44 km2 constitutes the land area and has a population of 64,141 at the 2020 census
World Wildlife Fund
World Wildlife Fund- In Biome: Coral Reef
- Hosts: Giant Oceanic Manta Ray
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