Indonesia–Papua New Guinea border

Indonesia–Papua New Guinea border
Map of the Indonesia–Papua New Guinea border
Characteristics
Entities Indonesia Papua New Guinea
Length824 km (512 mi)
History
Established1895
Great Britain–Netherlands Convention
Current shape1975
Independence of Papua New Guinea

The Indonesia–Papua New Guinea border separates the Papua, Highland Papua, and South Papua provinces of Indonesia from the Sandaun and Western provinces of 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).