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Geography and Culture
In Ambai Islands there are five main islands, Ambai Island being the first. Close by is the island of Saweru. There also are seven medium-sized islands, and more than 15 smaller islands. The land area of the islands is 301.367 km². The islands have for long been as a tourist destination. The beaches are iconic places for the Ambai people culture. They fished with nets and traditional diving. They then cook and eat together, by the manner of their traditional picnic.

Locations

 * -1.92885°N, 136.3486°W Ambai Island
 * -1°N, 136°W Biak
 * -1.91323°N, 136.28785°W Saweru
 * -0.75446°N, 135.605°W Supiori
 * -1.73089°N, 136°W Yapen

Marine Park
The Ambai Islands include part of Cenderawasih Bay Marine Park which is the largest marine national park in Indonesia with an area of 1.4 km². Because of its breadth, the Cenderawasih Bay Marine Park is divided into sections. Among them, "Padaido Islands Marine Park", in the east of Biak, the "Ambai Islands Marine" Park in southern Yapen, the "Harleem Islands Marine Park" in northeast Nabire, and lastly the "Cenderawasih Bay Marine Park" in the north of Wondama Bay.