Ram, Buaya | |
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![]() Raam is in the north of the group of islands off Sorong. | |
Location in Southwest Papua Location in Western New Guinea | |
Geography | |
Coordinates | 0°50′17″S 131°12′50″E / 0.838°S 131.214°E |
Area | 0.52 km2 (0.20 sq mi) |
Length | 1.6 km (0.99 mi) |
Coastline | 4 km (2.5 mi) |
Highest elevation | 65 m (213 ft) |
Administration | |
Province | Southwest Papua |
City | Sorong |
District | Sorong Islands |
Demographics | |
Population | 2,078 (mid 2021 estimate) |
Raam, also spelt Ram, is an island in Southwest Papua province of Indonesia, located off the northwestern tip of the Bird's Head Peninsula of New Guinea. It lies at a distance of about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the coast of the city of Sorong (of which it is administratively part), and about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of the islands of Doom and Soop (or Tsiof). About 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) long and up to 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) wide, Raam has an area of 0.5 square kilometres (0.19 sq mi). Occupying the eastern half of the island is a settlement with a population of 2,078 (as of mid 2021), which forms a kelurahan within the district of Sorong Islands in the City of Sorong.