New Guinea is the second largest non-continental island in the world (the largest is Greenland), situated to the north of Australia. It has a north-south border that divides the island into east and west divisions.
The east:
The west:
- Papua - the Indonesian half of the island, formerly Irian Jaya
Article Geo different to WikidataWikivoyage: Latitude -5.3166666666667, Longitude 141.6 (
Map,
Geohack)
Wikidata: Latitude -5, Longitude 140 (
Map,
Geohack)
Difference: 180.9km
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