After the Amazon rainforest, this island is home to the estimated highest number of uncontacted tribes, and this is the most linguistically diverse place in the world.
This island is separated by a very narrow strait from the much smaller Yos Sudarso Island. This island is the only place where all three species of cassowary are found in the wild. The upland regions of this island are the native habitat of Doria's tree-kangaroo. This island's Owen Stanley Range was crossed by the Bulldog Track, whose construction dates to World (*) War II. After the Amazon rainforest, this island is home to the estimated highest number of uncontacted tribes, and this is the most linguistically diverse place in the world. Part of this island was once referred to as Irian Jaya, and it is separated from a southern neighbor by the Torres Strait. For 10 points, name this island which is shared between Indonesia and the country called Papua [this name].
This island is separated by a very narrow strait from the much smaller Yos Sudarso Island.
New Guinea