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Salawati Island
Salawati Island. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Salawati (Indonesian pronunciation: [salaˈwat̪i]) is one of the four major islands in the Raja Ampat Islands in Southwest Papua (formerly West Papua), Indonesia. Its area is 1,902.1 km2 (including smaller offshore islands). Salawati is separated from New Guinea to the southeast by the Sele Strait (a.k.a. Galowa Strait, Revenges Strait), and from Batanta to the north by the Pitt Strait (a.k.a. Sagewin Strait).

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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