Taka Bonerate has The Third Largest Coral Atoll in The World

Takabonerate islands is a sub-district of Selayar Regency, South Sulawesi. There are 9.387 people living in the island with Bajo and Bugis people as the majority. Takabonerate consists of 21 islands divided into 5 villages, Rajuni, Latondu, Tarupa, Jinato, dan Tambuna. Only 7 islands are inhabited.

Takabonerate Islands was appointed as a Natural Reserve in 1989. The protection level of the reserve covering 530.765 hectare land and sea was raised as National Sea Park in 26 February 1992. Since 10 June 2002, Takabonerate became a National Maritime Park.

Takabonerate, a famous atoll complex in South Sulawesi, has been badly destroyed by human activity. It said that a large amount of coral network below its surface was collapsed from fish bombing. The awful fact about this is that its protection status as a National Maritime Park can hardly support both conservation of natural resource and prosperity of its local inhabitants.

Marine Park Taka Bonerate has the third largest coral atoll in the world after the Kwajifein in Marshall Islands and Suvadiva Islands Maldives. Size atoll is approximately 220,000 hectares, with a coral reef flat width of 500 km².

Topography is very unique and interesting area, which consists of atoll islands, reef islands and extensive reef and sinks, forming islands with a considerable amount. Among the reef islands, narrow straits are deep and steep. While on the surface of the reef flat, there are many small ponds in and surrounded by coral reefs. At low tide, is clearly visible and dry land interspersed puddles that formed small pools.

Plants located in coastal areas dominated by the coconut (Cocos nucifera), sea pandanus (Pandanus sp.), Sea pine (Casuarina equisetifolia), and almond (Terminalia catappa).

There are approximately 295 species of reef fish and various species of fish consumption have high economic value such as grouper (Epinephelus spp.), Skipjack (Katsuwonus spp.), Napoleon wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus), and baronang (Siganus sp.). A total of 244 types of mollusks such as trochus (Trochus niloticus), a goat's head shell (Cassis cornuta), triton (Charonia tritonis), batulaga (Turbo spp.), Clams scales (squamosa Tridacna), pearl oysters (Pinctada spp.), And hollow nautilus (Nautilus pompillius).

Come and enjoy the beauty of marine parks Takabonerate, south sulawesi

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Bunaken is The World's Marine Parks

Bunaken Marine Park is very representative of Indonesian tropical water ecosystems consist of mangrove ecosystems, seagrass beds, coral reefs, and land / coastal ecosystems.

In the northern part consists of the islands of Bunaken, Manado Tua island, the island Montehage, Siladen island, the island of Nain, Nain Small island, and some coastal areas of Cape Pisok. While in the Southern Cape coast covering most of Palm.

Bunaken Marine Park is still the most interesting tourist attraction in North Sulawesi. By paying U.S. $ 35 a tourist can enjoy the beauty of Bunaken marine park which is very unusual.

The cost of that already includes the cost of boating, riding catamaran (boat some floors are made of glass) to see coral reefs, snorkeling and lunch. For tourists who want to dive, the costs are certainly higher because they have to use the diving equipment such as gas cylinders.

For those who want to dive, there are several travel agents who provide the equipment for diving, but who wants to dive must have a diving certificate. For the beginner, they will be accompanied by an instructor.

For foreign tourists, diving, snorkeling or just see the coral reefs using a catamaran to be the main purpose of visit to Manado. Observe the coral reefs are colorful as well as see various types of fish that are also colorful swim among coral reefs, it is a very exciting trip.

By using our catamaran that runs like watching an aquarium. We see the coral reefs with different colors, then at a certain place when the catamaran crossed the trench or a shallow sea in the darkness will emerge a bunch of fish.

But in the darkness that lasted only a few minutes, because the catamaran kept walking, we can see hordes of large and small fish that was swimming. For those who know the various types of fish, can tell his partner what kind of fish are seen swimming.

Little fish whose color is very beautiful, being a very interesting scene in Bunaken. All that is in the mind of a missing witness the natural beauty of Bunaken Marine Park, which is one of the world's most beautiful marine park. We will not be bored at the sight of the sea, even forget the time, if the guide does not warn that there are still other objects of interest to visit in North Sulawesi.

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