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The Ayu Islands are a small archipelago south of the Asia Islands

Asia Islands

The Asia Islands are a group of three small islands between Ayu Islands and Palau. They are located 117 km north of Waigeo.The individual islands are known as Fani, Igin and Miarin....

 and north of Raja Ampat Islands

Raja Ampat Islands

Located off the northwest tip of Bird's Head Peninsula on the island of New Guinea, in Indonesia's West Papua province, Raja Ampat, or the Four Kings, is an archipelago comprising over 1,500 small islands, cays and shoals surrounding the four main islands of Misool, Salawati, Batanta and Waigeo,...

 in Indonesia. This group is formed by two coral atolls

Atoll

An atoll is a coral island that encircles a lagoon partially or completely.- Usage :The word atoll comes from the Dhivehi word atholhu OED...

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In older maps these islands appear as the Ajoe Islands, following the Dutch spelling "Ajoe-eilanden".

The beaches of these islands are a breeding ground for the leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea). The waters off the Ayu Islands are a good snorkeling and scuba diving site.

Administratively the Ayu Islands belong to the Indonesian province of West Papua.