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New Guinea
Island in Australia
New Guinea is the world's second-largest island, with an area of 785,753 km². Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is separated from Australia by the 150-kilometre wide ... Wikipedia
Area: 303,476 mi²
Island group: Malay Archipelago
Big bird: Cassowaries
Coordinates: 5°30′S 141°00′E / 5.500°S 141.000°E
Highest elevation: 4,884 m (16024 ft)
Highest point: Puncak Jaya
Location: Melanesia
The New Guinea bioregion, located in the Australasia realm, is the world's second largest island (after Greenland) separated from Australia by the Torres ...
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