Diving in Raja Ampat
Located off the northwest tip of Bird's Head Peninsula on the island of New Guinea, Raja Ampat , or the Four Kings , is an archipelago comprising over 1,500 small islands, cays and shoals surrounding the four main islands of Misool, Salawati, Batanta and Waigeo. It encompasses more than 9.8 million acres (40,000 km޲) of land and sea, which also contains Cenderawasih Bay, the largest marine national park in Indonesia. It is a part of the newly named West Papua (province) of Indonesia which was formerly Irian Jaya. (more)