Raja Ampat is an Indonesian archipelago comprising over 1,500 small islands, cays, and shoals surrounding the four main islands of Waigeo, Salawati, Batanta, and Misool. It is a part of the West Papua province of Indonesia.
The Raja Ampat archipelago is perhaps the most biodiverse place on Earth. According to Conservation International, the reefs of Raja Ampat support more than 1,000 species of fish, 544 species of coral, and countless other invertebrates. Many of these species are found nowhere else …