Yos Sudarso Bay

Yos Sudarso Bay, known as Humboldt Bay from 1827 to 1968, is a small bay on the north coast of , about 50 kilometers west of the border between 's province of Papua and the country of .
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  • Type: Bay
  • Description: bay in Indonesia
  • Also known as: Humboldt-baai”, “Humbolt Bay”, “Teluk Humboldt”, and “Teluk Jos Sudarso
  • Historically known as: Humboldt Bay

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jayapura and Trikora.

is the capital and largest city in , with a population of 315,000 people in 2014. The city has also been known in the past as Hollandia, Kota Baru and even Sukarnopura.

Photo: Syurida, CC0.
is the collective name of the northeastern beaches on , . is actually quite a long stretch of separate beaches, with beaches numbered from south to north as one to four.

Yos Sudarso Bay

Latitude
-2.5875° or 2° 35′ 15″ south
Longitude
140.7445° or 140° 44′ 40″ east
Open location code
6R92CP6V+XR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 304954588
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
2082359
Wiki­data ID
Q1505856
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In Other Languages

From Balinese to Vietnamese—“Yos Sudarso Bay” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Enggros and Tobati.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hamadi and Pantai Hamadi.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Yos Sudarso Bay”. Photo: Michael Cookson, Public domain.