🌊 Maffin Bay

Indonesia · Asia · 1.95°S, 138.85°E

Maffin Bay, known as Teluk Maffin in Indonesian, is a small bay in the Pacific Ocean on the Northern coast of New Guinea. It is in Papua, Indonesia, below the Foja Mountains near Wakde, about 125 miles west of Jayapura. Maffin Bay was a landing site in the New Guinea campaign of World War II, and was the location of the Battle of Lone Tree Hill. After this battle, Maffin Bay was held by Task Force Tornado and defended it against Japanese attacks through the use of aggressive patrolling.

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Quick facts

Country	Indonesia
Continent / region	Asia
Coordinates (approx.)	1.95°S, 138.85°E · view on map

Maffin Bay is located in Indonesia, in Asia.

More bays in Indonesia

Ambon Bay · Awang Bay · Banten Bay · Bima Bay · Buyat Bay · Cempi Bay · Cenderawasih Bay · Etna Bay · Gulf of Tolo · Gulf of Tomini.

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