The group consists of Biak Island, Supiori and Numfor, and numerous smaller islands, mostly covered in rain forest.

There are over 100 different birds on the islands, of which 11 to 16 bird species entirely restricted in their range to this small island group, including: Black-winged Lory ( Eos cyanogenia ); the small tree-climbing Geelvink Pygmy Parrot ( Micropsitta geelvinkiana ); Biak Scrubfowl ( Megapodius geelvinkianus ); Spice Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora ); Yellow-bibbed Fruit-dove ( Ptilinopus solomonensis ); Biak Coucal ( Centropus chalybeus ); two tree kingfishers, Biak Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera riedelii ) and Numfor Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae ); Biak Gerygone ( Gerygone hypoxantha ) ( a subspecies of the Large-billed Gerygone ; Biak Monarch ( Monarcha brehmii ); Biak Flycatcher ( Myiagra atra ); Long-tailed Starling ( Aplonis magna ); and Biak White-eye ( Zosterops mysorensis ).

The Biak Numfor have a friendship dance called " Yosim Pancar ".

A number of islands off the coast of New Guinea have their own distinctive habitats, including the limestone islands of Biak, in the entrance to the large Cenderawasih Bay at the northwest end of the island.

In July 1998 the OPM raised their independence flag at the Kota Biak water tower on the island of Biak.

Native Papuan people and members of the Organisasi Papua Merdeka ( Free Papua Movement ), raised their traditional flag, ' The Morning Star ', at Kota Biak water tower and camped there for the next six days.

The people of Biak are predominantly Melanesians and the main religion is Christianity.

The rain forest-covered Biak Islands have been designated the Biak-Numfoor rain forests, especially as they have the largest number of endemic bird species of any single area in the New Guinea region.

The Indonesian Schouten Islands ( Kepulauan Biak, also Biak Islands or Geelvink Islands ) are an island group of Papua province, eastern Indonesia in the Cenderawasih Bay ( or Geelvink Bay ) 50 km off the north-western coast of the island of New Guinea.

There are six species, Sugar Glider, Squirrel Glider, Mahogany Glider, Northern Glider, Yellow-bellied Glider and Biak Glider, and are native to Australia or New Guinea.

While Biak and Sugar Gliders are relatively common, most of the other species are rare.

Thes snakes are fund in most of New Guinea ( below 1200 m ), including the islands of Salawati and Biak, Normanby, Mussau and Emirau, as well as a few islands in the Torres Strait.

Among the other tribes are Kuri, Simuri, Irarutu, Sebyar, Mascona, Mairasi, Kambouw, Onim, Sekar, Maibrat, Tohit, Imeko, Moi, Tipin, Maya, and Biak.

The deployment of the arrays as well as the general health of the satellite were monitored by the ground station of the ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command network ( ISTRAC ) located in the Indonesian island of Biak.

NCDU 2, under LTjg Frank Kaine, after whom the Naval Special Warfare Command building is named, and NCDU 3 under LTjg Lloyd Anderson, formed the nucleus of six NCDUs that served with the Seventh Amphibious Force tasked with clearing boat channels after the landings from Biak to Borneo.

With massive Soviet armaments and even manpower aid, Sukarno planned a large-scale air and seaborne invasion on the Dutch military headquarters of Biak scheduled for August 1962, called Operasi Djajawidjaja, to be led by Major-General Suharto.

Following this campaign the corps directed the seizure of the island of Biak, which was secured by 24 June, to complete the advances necessary for the subsequent invasion of the Philippine Islands.

Biak, New Guinea.

* V. kordensis, Biak Tree Monitor

These small islands have been designated the Biak – Numfoor rain forests as having the most highly endemic avifauna of any single area in the New Guinea region.

Diving in the waters off Biak is a popular activity for tourists.

* July 16 – The Lockheed 1049E Super Constellation Neutron ( PH-LKT ), operating as KLM Flight 844, crashes into Cenderawasih Bay off the Biak Islands in Netherlands New Guinea, just after takeoff from Biak-Mokmer Airport while turning at low altitude to make a low-level pass over the airport.

Three new species were also described: L. biakensis from the island of Biak ( part of the Indonesian Province of Papua, L. fredparkeri from the Karimui Basin, Simbu Province, Papua New Guinea, and L. huonensis from the Huon Peninsula, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.

Biak is a small island located in Cenderawasih Bay near the northern coast of Papua, an Indonesian province, and is just northwest of New Guinea.

Biak is the largest island in its small archipelago, and has many atolls, reefs, and corals.

The largest population centre is at Kota Biak ( Biak City ) on the south coast.

The matrilineal Marshallese culture revolves around a complex system of clans and lineages tied to land ownership.

With water such a rare commodity on the planet, their culture revolves around its preservation and conservation.

The series revolves around divorce, teenage culture and teenage love.

For instance, in a pamphlet published with the intention to introduce the film in the social context to western audiences, it described Indian women as being " an altar in India ", that Indians " measure the virtue of their race by the chastity of their women ", and that the " Indian mothers are the nucleus around which revolves the tradition and culture of ages.

Ifugao culture revolves around rice, which is considered a prestige crop.

The native Maranao of Lanao del Sur have a fascinating culture that revolves around kulintang music, a specific type of gong music, found among both Muslim and non-Muslim groups of the Southern Philippines.

The hierarchy of Abh culture revolves around family status, or members of a nobility of magistrates.

Deaf culture revolves around such institutions as residential schools for deaf students, universities for deaf students ( including Gallaudet University, South West Collegiate Institute for the Deaf, and the National Technical Institute for the Deaf ), Deaf clubs, Deaf athletic leagues, Deaf social organizations ( such as the Deaf Professional Happy Hour ), Deaf religious groups, and an array of conferences and festivals, such as the Deaf Way II Conference and Festival and the World Federation of the Deaf conferences.

The term " Horse culture " is used to define a tribal group or community whose day to day life revolves around the herding and breeding of horses.

; Orks: A fungus / algal-based race whose culture revolves around war, Orks are the most common species in the universe of Warhammer 40, 000.

The native Maranao have a fascinating culture that revolves around kulintang music, a specific type of gong music, found among both Muslim and non-Muslim groups of the Southern Philippines.

The show revolves around a series of sketches parodying American culture and politics, performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members.

The Womynists ' entire world view revolves around a paranoia about rape culture and all things phallic, and they are known to hold protests at parties chanting " hey hey, ho ho, this penis party's got to go!

Ifugao culture revolves around rice and the culture displays an elaborate array of rice culture feasts linked with agricultural rites from rice cultivation to rice consumption.

London forms the backdrop of a crime-gangster plot which revolves around a working-class children's street culture and children's secret clubs.

The basic setting of Teenagers from Outer Space revolves around aliens making contact with Earth and becoming infatuated with Earth's " teen culture ".

This essay revolves around certain recurring and intertwined aspects of Emerson ’ s thought — most notably, society, culture, morals, nature, the meaning of life, and friendship.

The story revolves around Helmut's attempts to understand and become a part of the culture of New York.

As with most indigenous ethnic groups in Borneo, culture revolves around rice ; however, coconut and banana groves provide cash income.