Derawan Islands

Derawan Islands is a group of islands located in the Makassar Strait and into the administration area Maratua District, Berau, East Kalimantan. In addition to its coral and fish diversity, the Derawan chain contains Indonesia’s largest nesting site for endangered green sea turtles, which emerge from the sea every night to lay their eggs on the white sand beaches of Sangalaki and Derawan Islands. In the surrounding waters there is marine park and is renowned as a tourist submarine for diving...

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Cendrawasih Bay National Park

Cendrawasih Bay National Park is a representative ecosystem of coral reefs, beaches, mangrove islands and mainland tropical forests in Papua / Irian Jaya. the largest marine national park in Indonesia, consisting of land and coastal areas (0.9%), mainland islands (3.8%), coral reefs (5.5%), and ocean waters (89.8%). recorded 150 species from 15 families, and 18 large ans small islands scattered all arround the banks. The percentage of live coral cover varied between 30.40% to 65.64%. Generally,...

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Nusakambangan Island

Nusa Kambangan island is located in the Indian Ocean, separated by a narrow strait off the southern coast of Java island; the closest port is Cilacap in Central Java province. Dubbed as the "Alcatraz of Indonesia", the island is notorious for its maximum security prisons, home to convicted murderers, terrorists, drug dealers and those convicted in high profile corruption cases. The island was made into a prison island during the Dutch period. The colonial government built a high security prison...

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Raja Ampat Island

The origin of the name of Raja Ampat by local myth comes from a woman who found seven eggs. Four grains of which hatch into four princes who separated and each became king. ruling Waigeo, Salawati, Misool East and Misool West. Meanwhile, three other eggs became a ghost, a woman, and a stone. In the course of history, the Raja Ampat has long been inhabited by fishing communities and implement a custom system Maluku. In this system, the people are members of a village community. Each village...

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