Cenderawasih Bay

Cenderawasih Bay
Teluk Cenderawasih (Indonesian)
Location of Cenderawasih Bay
Cenderawasih Bay
LocationWestern New Guinea
Coordinates2°30′00″S 135°20′00″E / 2.50000°S 135.33333°E / -2.50000; 135.33333
TypeBay
Basin countries Indonesia
Max. width450 kilometres (280 mi)
Max. depth1,627 metres (5,338 ft)

Cenderawasih Bay (Indonesian: Teluk Cenderawasih, "Bird of Paradise Bay"), also known as Sarera Bay (Indonesian: Teluk Sarera) and formerly Geelvink Bay (Dutch: Geelvinkbaai), is a large bay in northern Province of Papua, Central Papua and West Papua, New Guinea, Indonesia.