Cruises from Merauke
Merauke is the 2nd easternmost city in Indonesia (Jayapura to the north coast is first), lying on the south coast of Papua province, facing the Arafura Sea, 68 km west of the border with Papua New Guinea. It lies on the eastern bank of Maro River, with its tidal swamps and oxbow lakes that are home to many birds and reptiles. Merauke was established in 1902 as a military post by the Dutch, and the site of an Allied air base during WWII.
Read moreThe province is covered by forests, large areas of which have a tenuous future, with deforestation, land-grabbing and forest fires of concern.
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