New Guinea, also known as Irian Island, is the largest island in the Pacific Ocean and the second largest island in the world, second only to Greenland. New Guinea Island is an island in the eastern part of the Malay Archipelago, located north of Australia, in the western Pacific Ocean, and south of the equator. Adjacent to the Malay Archipelago in southeastern Asia to the west, and facing the northeast of mainland Australia across the Arafura Sea and Coral Sea to the south.
The total area of New Guinea Island is approximately 786000 square kilometers. The entire island runs slightly northwest southeast. Papua New Guinea is an independent country located east of 141 ° E and on islands such as New Britain and New Ireland; To the west of 141 ° and along the coastal islands are the provinces of Papua and West Papua in Indonesia. There is very little contact between the two parts of the island, and the border treaty signed between the two countries in 1979 prohibits people from residing in the border area.
