Wakatobi National Park is a marine national park in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. The name Wakatobi is a portmanteau of the four main Tukangbesi Islands: Wa ngi-wangi, Ka ledupa, To mia, and Bi nongko. Since 2005 the park is listed as a tentative World Heritage Site.
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Location and topography
Wakatobi National Park is located in southeastern Sulawesi, between 05 Â ° 12'-06 Â ° 10 and 123 ° 20'-124 Â ° 39'E, between the Banda Sea to the northeast and the Flores Sea to the southwest.
It consists of four major islands: Wangi-Wangi, Kaledupa, Tomia and Binongko, as well as many small islands such as Tokobao, North Lintea, South Lintea, Kampenaune, Hoga and Tolandono. The highest altitude is 274 meters (899 ft) at Wangi-Wangi, followed by Lagole Hill (271m) in Tomia, Integrated Hill (222 m) in Binongko and Mount Sampuagiwolo (203 m) in Kadelupa. The water depth varies, with the deepest reaching 1,044 meters (3,425 ft).
This is the third largest marine park in Indonesia. Jacques Cousteau is said to be called the Wakatobi islands - later known as Tukangbesi islands: a "Nirvana Under Water". Now the national marine park covering all of Waktobi District, it consists of 1.4 million hectares, of which 900,000 hosts tropical reefs. Wakatobi has the highest number of reefs and fish species in the world. The islands form the largest barrier reef in Indonesia, second only to the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. It is the habitat of large and small fish species, dolphins, turtles and whales. The island group consists of 143 7 islands inhabited, counting a total population of about 100,000. The most prominent is the Bajo community, the pioneer of sailors who inhabit many remote islands in Indonesia.
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Flora and fauna
Located in the World Coral Triangle of Asia-Pacific, in the province of Southeast Sulawesi, Wakatobi Islands offer crystal clear waters and biodiversity-rich underwater life. Wakatobi has 942 species of fish and 750 species of coral reefs (from 850 globally), compared to 50 in the Caribbean and 300 in the Red Sea.
Habitats found in national parks are mangrove forests, coastal forests, lowland swamp forests, riparian vegetation, lowland rain forest, mountain rain forest and coral reefs. Wakatobi Islands has 25 groups of coral reefs including edge reefs, barrier reefs and atolls. A survey conducted in 2003 identified 396 species of corals belonging to 68 genera and 15 families. These include Acropora formosa, Acropora hyacinthus, Psychocora profundasafla, Pavona cactus, Leptoseris yabei >>, Fungia molucensis , Lobophyllia robusta , Merulina ampliata , Platygyra versifora , Euphyllia glabrescens , Tubastraea frondes , Stylophora pistillata , Sarcophyton throchelliophorum , and Sinularia species.
Among the species of marine birds recorded are brown booby, kingfisher general and Cerek Malaysia.
Turtles in the park include turtle scales, jungle and ridley ridley.
Human habitation
The main settlement on the islands is the administrative center for Bau-Bau District. In 2001 nearly 90,000 people lived on the islands.
Indigenous people living around the park belonging to the Bajau tribe. Local residents still often use fishing spears.
Preservation and threat
After the establishment of Wakatobi Marine Conservation Area in 1996, Wakatobi National Park was established in 2002. The park is managed by the Wakatobi National Park Authority ( National Park Hall ). In 2005 the park was listed as a tentative World Heritage Site. In 2012 it is included in the World Network of Biosphere Reserves.
The main threats are caused by overfishing and destructive fishing, including fish bombing and poison fishing.
References
External links
- Official website
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