Sabtu, 22 Oktober 2011

Wakatobi National Park Indonesia

Wakatobi National Park has the potential of marine natural resources that both types of high value and uniqueness, with amazing underwater panorama. In general the waters of the sea has a configuration of the starting flat to sloping towards the sea, and there are some areas that bertubir steep waters. Varying water depths, the deepest reaches 1044 meters with mostly sandy bottom and rocky.
This national park has 25 pieces of coral reef with a circumference of the coast of the islands along the 600 km. More than 112 coral species from 13 families including Acropora formosa, A. hyacinthus, Psammocora profundasafla, Pavona cactus, Leptoseris yabei, Fungia molucensis, Lobophyllia robusta, Merulina ampliata, Platygyra versifora, Euphyllia glabrescens, Tubastraea frondes, Stylophora pistillata, throchelliophorum Sarcophyton, and Sinularia spp.


Richness of fish species that have this national park as many as 93 species of food fish and ornamental fish trade among argus spots (Cephalopholus argus), takhasang (naso unicornis), pogo-pogo (Balistoides viridescens), napoleon (Cheilinus undulatus), red fish (Lutjanus biguttatus ), rabbitfish (Siganus guttatus), Amphiprion melanopus, Chaetodon specullum, Chelmon rostratus, Heniochus acuminatus, Lutjanus monostigma, Caesio caerularea, and others.
In addition there are several species of sea birds such as goose-stone brown (Sula leucogaster plotus), kettle melayu (Charadrius peronii), erasia kingfisher (Alcedo atthis), there are also three species of turtles that often landed on the islands in the Park is hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) turtles jars (Caretta Caretta), and fission turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea).
The indigenous people who live around the Park is the sea or the so-called ethnic Bajau tribe. According to ancient Chinese and European explorers, said that boating humans are capable of being explored Merqui Islands, Johor, Singapore, Sulawesi and the Sulu archipelago. Of the whole human boating in Southeast Asia that still have a boating culture is the traditional Bajau tribe. Seeing their daily lives is interesting and unique, especially the dives to the bottom of the ocean without the equipment to spear fish.
Hoga Island (Resort Kaledupa), Binongko Island (Resort Binongko) Tamia and Resort is the location of interesting places to visit, especially for diving, snorkeling, marine tours, swimming, camping, and cultural tourism.
The best visiting season: April / June and October / December each year.
How to reach the location: Kendari to smells speed boat with regular twice daily with a long trip or five hours every day with a wooden boat for 12 hours. From smells to Lasalimu ride four-wheeled vehicle for two hours, then climb aboard the fast-Wanci Lasalimu for an hour or Lasalimu-Wanci wooden boat for 2.5 hours. Wanci was first enters the gates of Wakatobi National Park area.

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