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List Of Biak Sub-tribes
The following is a list of Biak sub-tribes. Following the tradition of '' manamakeri'', the Biak people are known as skilled sailors who originate from the Biak Islands in the northern part of Cenderawasih Bay. They have migrated to the north coast of Papua, including Mamberamo, Waropen, Wondama, Manokwari, Raja Ampat Islands, even to Mapia Atoll in the Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five Borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean, or, depending on the definition, to Antarctica in the south, and is ... from the 15th century. * Aimando * Betew * Kafdaron * Kaipuri * Karon * Usba * Wardo References {{Reflist Ethnic groups in Indonesia Indigenous ethnic groups in Western New Guinea Austronesian peoples ...
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Biak Wardo People
Biak is the main island of Biak Archipelago located in Cenderawasih Bay near the northern coast of Papua, an Indonesian province, and is just northwest of New Guinea. Biak has many atolls, reefs, and corals. The largest population centre is at Kota Biak (Biak City) on the south coast. The rest of the island is thinly populated with small villages. Biak is part of the Biak Islands (''Kepulauan Biak''), and is administered by Biak Numfor Regency. Geography Biak covers an area of The island is long and wide at its widest point. The highest point is approximately 740 meters elevation, located in the northwest of the island. The island of Supiori lies close to the northwest, separated from Biak by a narrow, shallow channel. The smaller Padaido Islands lie south and southeast of Biak. Collectively Biak, Supiori, the Padaido Islands, and the island of Numfor to the southwest are known as the Schouten Islands, also called the Biak Islands or Geelvink Islands. Biak is the largest ...
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Biak Kafdaron People
Biak is the main island of Biak Archipelago located in Cenderawasih Bay near the northern coast of Papua, an Indonesian province, and is just northwest of New Guinea. Biak has many atolls, reefs, and corals. The largest population centre is at Kota Biak (Biak City) on the south coast. The rest of the island is thinly populated with small villages. Biak is part of the Biak Islands (''Kepulauan Biak''), and is administered by Biak Numfor Regency. Geography Biak covers an area of The island is long and wide at its widest point. The highest point is approximately 740 meters elevation, located in the northwest of the island. The island of Supiori lies close to the northwest, separated from Biak by a narrow, shallow channel. The smaller Padaido Islands lie south and southeast of Biak. Collectively Biak, Supiori, the Padaido Islands, and the island of Numfor to the southwest are known as the Schouten Islands, also called the Biak Islands or Geelvink Islands. Biak is the largest ...
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The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five Borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean, or, depending on the definition, to Antarctica in the south, and is bounded by the continents of Asia and Australia in the west and the Americas in the east. At in area (as defined with a southern Antarctic border), the Pacific Ocean is the largest division of the World Ocean and the hydrosphere and covers approximately 46% of Earth's water surface and about 32% of the planet's total surface area, larger than its entire land area ().Pacific Ocean
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Biak People
Biak people are an ethnic group originating from the Biak Islands in Cenderawasih Bay, just off the north coast of Papua (Indonesia), Papua, Indonesia. The Biak people have several sub-tribes, such as the Biak Aimando people, Aimando, Biak Betew people, Betew, Biak Kafdaron people, Kafdaron, Biak Karon people, Karon, Biak Usba people, Usba, Biak Wardo people, Wardo, and Kaipuri people, Kaipuri, most of whom have migrated and settled on the north coast of Papua and the Raja Ampat Islands since the 15th century. Etymology The naming of Biak itself began during the Dutch East Indies, Dutch colonial era in the 17th century, the Dutch gave the name of the Biak-Numfor archipelago as ''Schouten Eilanden''. Some also call it Numfor, Mafor, Wiak, or Vyak. The phoneme [w] in the word "Wiak" actually comes from the phoneme [v] which then changes to [b] so that the word "Biak" appears, while the word "Biak-Numfor", with a horizontal line connecting the two words, used officially to name the a ...
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