The Four Kings of West Papua: Cape Kri fish counts, manta sanctuaries, a PIN entry ticket, and reefs that set the wow-factor ceiling of this atlas. Raja Ampat is an archipelago off the western tip of New Guinea, named for four main islands: Waigeo, Batanta, Salawati and Misool. It is a global centre of coral-reef biodiversity.
Wow factor is the highest score in this 24-topic atlas. Accessibility is low: a PIN marine-park ticket, a flight to Sorong, and boats that wait on monsoon. Seasonality is high. Risk is moderate: current at Cape Kri and Blue Magic, not wreck-penetration scores.
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The Four Kings of West Papua: Cape Kri fish counts, manta sanctuaries, a PIN entry ticket, and reefs that set the wow-factor ceiling of this atlas. Raja Ampat is an archipelago off the western tip of New Guinea, named for four main islands: Waigeo, Batanta, Salawati and Misool. It is a global centre of coral-reef biodiversity.
Wow factor is the highest score in this 24-topic atlas. Accessibility is low: a PIN marine-park ticket, a flight to Sorong, and boats that wait on monsoon. Seasonality is high. Risk is moderate: current at Cape Kri and Blue Magic, not wreck-penetration scores.
This chapter is a place atlas, not a certifying agency, not medical advice, and not a live briefing. Village rules, the PIN office and the day's current override any sentence here. A Dampier Strait site where Gerry Allen recorded 374 fish species on a single 2001 dive, a figure still used as a biodiversity headline.
Manta Sandy is a cleaning-station snorkel/scuba with distance rules. Blue Magic is a current-swept seamount / pinnacle, typically advanced scuba. A famous soft-coral garden near Fam, often kinder than a Dampier current point, still a buoyancy exam. Not a standing studio.
This is a reading check for the atlas, not personal advice, a live price, or a booking. It does not replace the full topic page.
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