Sorenarwa Island

Sorenarwa Island, island, in Cenderawasih Bay, off the northwest coast of Papua province, Indonesia. It has an area of 936 square miles (2,424 square km) and an elevated central ridge that rises to 4,907 feet (1,496 metres). The chief settlement is Serui on the central southern coast.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Virginia Gorlinski.
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Article Title: Sorenarwa Island
Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published: 03 May 2012
Access Date: March 04, 2025