Etna Bay

Bay in Western New Guinea
3°56′00″S 134°45′00″E / 3.93333°S 134.75°E / -3.93333; 134.75TypeBayBasin countries IndonesiaMax. width450 kilometres (280 mi)Max. depth1,627 metres (5,338 ft)

Etna Bay (Indonesian: Teluk Etna, Dutch: Etna-baai) is a bay in eastern Kaimana Regency, situated in the southeastern corner of West Papua province, Indonesia.[1] The port town of Kaimana is located to the west of Etna Bay.

The Etna Bay languages are spoken in the area.[2][3] The bay got its name from the Etna expedition.

See also

  • Etna Bay languages

References

  1. ^ Teluk Etna at GeoNames.Org (cc-by); post updated 2012-01-17; database downloaded on 2015-11-27
  2. ^ Usher, Timothy. 2020. Etna Bay. New Guinea World.
  3. ^ Peckham, Lloyd. 1991. Etna Bay survey report: Irian Jaya Bird’s Neck languages. Workpapers in Indonesian Languages and Cultures 10: 147–185.
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