Editing Biak (section)

==Geography==
Biak covers an area of {{convert|2,455|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} The island is {{convert|72|km|mi|abbr=on}} long and {{convert|37|km|mi|abbr=on}} wide at its widest point.<ref>Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Biak Island". Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 May 2012, https://www.britannica.com/place/Biak-Island. Accessed 16 July 2021.</ref> The highest point is approximately 740 meters elevation, located in the northwest of the island.

The island of [[Supiori Island|Supiori]] lies close to the northwest, separated from Biak by a narrow, shallow channel. The smaller [[Padaido Islands]] lie south and southeast of Biak.

Collectively Biak, Supiori, the Padaido Islands, and the island of [[Numfor]] to the southwest are known as the Schouten Islands, also called the Biak Islands or Geelvink Islands. Biak is the largest island in the group, and the most populated. The islands enclose [[Cenderawasih Bay]] on the north. The island of [[Yapen]] lies south of Biak and the Padaido Islands, separated by a broad channel.

The island is administered by [[Biak Numfor Regency]], which also includes Numfor and the Padaido Islands. The administrative center is at Biak City. Supiori was formerly part of Biak Numfor Regency, but was made a [[Supiori Regency|separate regency]] in 2004.