Pulau Kanobe

Coordinates: 0°30′1″N 131°7′26″E / 0.50028°N 131.12389°E

Pulau Kanobe
Pulau Kanobe Location of Pulau Kanobe in West Papua
Pulau Kanobe Location of Pulau Kanobe in Indonesia
Coordinates: 0°30′1″N 131°7′26″E / 0.50028°N 131.12389°E
Country	Indonesia
Province	West Papua
Time zone	Eastern Indonesian Time (UTC+09:00)

Pulau Kanobe

Location of Pulau Kanobe listed as Ayau (Ayu Islands) in the Raja Ampat Islands located in the top right corner of the map
Geography
Location	South East Asia
Coordinates	0°22′N 131°02′E / 0.367°N 131.033°E
Archipelago	Ayu Islands
Total islands	5 (two uninhabited)
Major islands	Pulau Ayu, Pulau Reni, Pulau Kanobe
Country
Indonesia
Province	West Papua
Demographics
Ethnic groups	Melanesians, Papuans, Austronesians

Pulau Kanobe is a small Indonesian island located in the Ayu Archipelago above the northern tip of the Waigeo Islands.

Pulau Reni is part of the Raja Ampat regency of the West Papua geographical and administrative region of Indonesia.

The island is surrounded by two large reefs.

Pulau Ayu and Pulau Reni are two other small inhabited islands near Pulau Kanobe.

Access to the island is limited to small boats due to the reefs and the small size of the island.

World War II

Pulau Reni and all the islands in the Ayu Archipelago were occupied by the Japanese Empire during World War II from 1942 until the end of the war in 1945.

External links

• Palau Kanobe Information