Place details
Place nameWest New Guinea
Other namesIrian Barat, West Irian, Irian Jaya, Dutch New Guinea, Netherlands New Guinea
CountryIndonesia
Latitude-5
Longitude138
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Province of Indonesia comprising W half of island of New Guinea & islands off the N & NW coasts; Dutch sovereignty extended 17-18th cen.; borders with German & British territory altered in 19th cen.; remained Dutch after rest of Indonesia independent.