Indonesia–Papua New Guinea border
| Indonesia–Papua New Guinea border | |
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Map of the Indonesia–Papua New Guinea border | |
| Characteristics | |
| Entities | Indonesia Papua New Guinea |
| Length | 824 km (512 mi) |
| History | |
| Established | 1895 Great Britain–Netherlands Convention |
| Current shape | 1975 Independence of Papua New Guinea |
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The Indonesia–Papua New Guinea border is the international border between Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. The border, which divides the island of New Guinea in half, consists of two straight north–south lines connected by a short section running along the Fly River, totalling 824 km (512 mi). The boundary separates Papua, Highland Papua, and South Papua provinces of Indonesia from Sandaun and Western provinces of Papua New Guinea.