- Schouten Islands
- geographical name islands Indonesia in N West Papua at mouth of Sarera Bay area 1230 square miles (3198 square kilometers)
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Schouten Islands
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Schouten Islands — The Schouten Islands ( Kepulauan Biak , also Biak Islands or Geelvink Islands) are an island group of eastern Indonesia in the Cenderawasih Bay (or Geelvink Bay) off the northern coast of New Guinea. The group consists of larger islands Biak,… … Wikipedia
Schouten Islands (Papua New Guinea) — Schouten Islands is a group of six small volcanic islands in the province of East Sepik in Papua New Guinea, north of the island of New Guinea. The group is also called Eastern Schouten Islands or Le Maire Islands to separate it from unrelated… … Wikipedia
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Schouten Islands — /ʃaʊtn ˈaɪləndz/ (say showtn uyluhndz) plural noun a group of islands off the northern coast of PNG, north west of the mouth of the Sepik River; comprising five islands of volcanic origin …
Schouten — can refer to: * Willem Schouten, Dutch explorer * Schouten Island, island in Tasmania named after a member of the Council of the Dutch East India Company * Schouten Islands, islands in Indonesia named after him * Schouten Islands (Papua New… … Wikipedia
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Schouten Island — is a 34 km2 island in eastern Tasmania, Australia. It is one kilometre south of the Freycinet Peninsula, at coord|42.3180556|S|148.28|E| and is a part of the Freycinet National Park. There is a lighthouse on the island.HistorySchouten Island lay… … Wikipedia
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Willem Schouten — Willem Cornelisz Schouten (1567?, Hoorn 1625, Antongil Bay) was a Dutch navigator. In 1615 Willem Cornelisz Schouten and Jacob le Maire sailed from Texel in the Netherlands, in command of an expedition sponsored by Isaac Le Maire and his… … Wikipedia
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