Etna Bay (Indonesian: Teluk Etna, Dutch: Etna-baai) is a bay in eastern Kaimana Regency, situated in the southeastern corner of West Papua province, Indonesia.[1] The port town of Kaimana is located to the west of Etna Bay.
Etna Bay | |
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Teluk Etna (Indonesian) | |
Location | Western New Guinea |
Coordinates | 3°56′00″S 134°45′00″E / 3.93333°S 134.75°E |
Type | Bay |
Basin countries | Indonesia |
Max. width | 450 kilometres (280 mi) |
Max. depth | 1,627 metres (5,338 ft) |
The Etna Bay languages are spoken in the area.[2][3] The bay got its name from the Etna expedition.
See also
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edit- ^ Teluk Etna at GeoNames.Org (cc-by); post updated 2012-01-17; database downloaded on 2015-11-27
- ^ Usher, Timothy. 2020. Etna Bay. New Guinea World.
- ^ Peckham, Lloyd. 1991. Etna Bay survey report: Irian Jaya Bird’s Neck languages. Workpapers in Indonesian Languages and Cultures 10: 147–185.