Manokwari

Manokwari is a non-self-ruling town in Indonesia and the capital of the area of West Papua, at the western end of New Guinea. The town has numerous resorts and is a noteworthy visitor territory. It is one of the seats of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Manokwari– Sorong. It is additionally the managerial seat of Manokwari Regency. The town is additionally included of the Manokwari-Northeastern Bird's Head Peninsula MSA. It is likewise a noteworthy port, money related focus, and visitor region that is critical to West Papua and Eastern Indonesia.

On 25 October 1793, Captain John Hayes in the vendor ships Duke of Clarence and Duchess raised the British banner at Dore Bay, which he called Restoration Bay as he had put in there to reestablish his groups' wellbeing and guaranteed it and the encompassing zone, which he called New Albion, for Great Britain. The British built up a little settlement there to take part in the flavor exchange, particularly in massoy bark and nutmeg. The British raised a little stockade fortress, Fort Coronation, named to pay tribute to King George III's crowning celebration. For an assortment of reasons the British East India Company, including changing needs resulting on the flare-up of war with France, did not bolster the settlement. The settlement was not a win and in 1795 the British surrendered it.