New Guinea

New Guinea is a large island off the northern coast of Australia, lying south-east of the Philippines. It has a land area of 312,167 square miles (808,510 km²) and is the second largest island in the world (Greenland is the largest island). Politically, New Guinea falls under two jurisdictions. The western part of the island is a province of Indonesia named Irian Jaya. The eastern part of the island, with offshore islands, forms the independent state of Papua New Guinea.