New Guinea

Summary

New Guinea is an island^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.78% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,059 views/month, #57 of 7,296).^[2]

Key Facts

• New Guinea is located in Papua^[3].
• New Guinea is located in West Papua^[4].
• New Guinea is located in Indonesia^[5].
• New Guinea is in the country of Indonesia^[6].
• New Guinea is in the country of Papua New Guinea^[7].
• New Guinea is on the body of water Bismarck Sea^[8].
• New Guinea is on the body of water Solomon Sea^[9].
• New Guinea is on the body of water Coral Sea^[10].
• New Guinea is on the body of water Seram Sea^[11].
• New Guinea is on the body of water Halmahera Sea^[12].
• New Guinea is on the body of water Cenderawasih Bay^[13].
• New Guinea is on the continent of Insular Oceania^[14].
• New Guinea's instance of is recorded as island^[15].
• Guinea is named after New Guinea^[16].
• New Guinea is part of Australian continent^[17].
• New Guinea's Commons category is recorded as New Guinea^[18].
• New Guinea's located in time zone is recorded as Pacific/Port_Moresby^[19].
• New Guinea's highest point is recorded as Puncak Jaya^[20].
• New Guinea's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -5, 'lon': 140}^[21].
• New Guinea's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -4.1309, 'lon': 138.559125}^[22].
• New Guinea's topic's main category is recorded as Category:New Guinea^[23].
• New Guinea has a population of {'amount': '+11300000'}^[24].
• New Guinea's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:New Guinea^[25].
• New Guinea's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia^[26].
• New Guinea's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Indonesia^[6], a sovereign state^[28], in Indonesia^[29], founded in 1945^[30] and Papua New Guinea^[7], a Commonwealth realm^[31], in Papua New Guinea^[32], founded in 1975^[33]. Located in include Papua^[3], a province of Indonesia^[34], in Indonesia^[35], founded in 1963^[36]; West Papua^[4], a province of Indonesia^[37], in Indonesia^[38], founded in 2003^[39]; and Indonesia^[5], a sovereign state^[40], in Indonesia^[41], founded in 1945^[42]. Adjacent water bodies include Bismarck Sea^[8], a sea^[43], in Papua New Guinea^[44]; Solomon Sea^[9], a sea^[45], in Solomon Islands^[46]; Coral Sea^[10], a marginal sea^[47], in Australia^[48]; Seram Sea^[11], a sea^[49], in Indonesia^[50]; Halmahera Sea^[12], a sea^[51], in Indonesia^[52]; and Cenderawasih Bay^[13], a bay^[53], in Indonesia^[54]. It is on the continent of Insular Oceania^[14]. It is part of Australian continent^[17].

Physical Characteristics

New Guinea covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+785753'}^[55]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+164'}^[56]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+2398'}^[57]. It has a population of {'amount': '+11300000'}^[24].

Designation and Status

New Guinea's instance of is recorded as island^[15].

History and Context

Guinea is named after New Guinea^[16].

Cultural Significance

Things named for New Guinea include Papurana novaeguineae^[58], a taxon^[59].

Why It Matters

New Guinea ranks in the top 0.78% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,059 views/month, #57 of 7,296).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[60] It is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[61]

Entities named for it include Papurana novaeguineae^[58], a taxon^[59].