“Rajaampat, or the Four Kings, is an archipelago located off the northwest tip of Bird's Head Peninsula on the island of New Guinea, in Indonesia's West Papua province. The Rajaampat archipelago straddles the Equator and forms part of Coral Triangle which contains the richest marine biodiversity on earth.”

“The Rajaampat are part of the Vogelkop-Aru lowland rain forests ecoregion. The rain forests that covers the islands is the natural habitat of many species of birds, mammals, reptiles and insects. Two species of bird-of-paradise, the red bird-of-paradise and Wilson's bird-of-paradise, are endemic to the islands of Waigeo, Gam, and Batanta.”

“Raja Ampat is considered the global center of tropical marine bio-diversity and is referred to as The Crown Jewel of the Bird's Head Seascape. The region contains more than 600 species of hard corals, equaling about 75% of known species globally, and more than 1,700 species of reef fish.”