You probably don’t think much about the border between Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. And when you do, you might not think much of it. It looks so straightforward and simple: following the 141st meridian east, it neatly splits the island of New Guinea in two almost equal halves. The western half is part of Indonesia, while the eastern half forms the bulk of the independent state of Papua New Guinea, which also consists of the Bismarck Archipelago and several smaller islands. Read More
