Komoran

Komoran ( Pulau Komoran ) is an approximately 26 km long and up to 90 km wide Indonesian island with an area of ​​about 695 km ². It is located just off the southwest coast of New Guinea and is part of the administrative district of Merauke, Papua province. From New Guinea as well as the northern, far larger Yos - Sudarso Island is Komoran separated only by a 1.7 km wide estuary Bensbach Creek ( Buja ). The flat island is mostly covered by tropical vegetation and crossed by numerous small streams.

Komoran is very sparsely populated with a population of 220 695 km ². The only village is Mombum the east of the south coast.