The archipelago of Raja Ampat Islands is an archipelago of Indonesia located northwest of the peninsula Doberai (or Bird’s Head), northwest of the island of New Guinea . Administratively, the archipelago belongs to the province of West Papua , formerly Irian Jaya.
It consists of four main islands, Misool , Salawati , Batanta and Waigeo and another 1,500 small islands, cays and shoals.

Raja Ampat

Not far away, is the largest marine national park in Indonesia, the national maritime park Gulf of Cenderawasih , whose total area (land and sea) is approximately 40,000 km ².