BUNAKEN
Bunaken Sea Park is one of the sea parks that have the highest
marine biodiversity in the world. Because of its natural potency and the marine
ecological conservation activities in this area, the local government designed
the Bunaken area as a maritime and educational tourism object. Bunaken area was
anounced officially by the Ministry of Forestry as national sea park in 1991.
Bunaken Sea Park is 89.065 ha wide area. It is located at North
Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. This sea park consists of 5 islands and 2 coastal
areas, namely Bunaken Island, Manado Tua Island, Siladen Island, Mantehage
Island, Nain Island, Molas Coast - Tiwoho, and Arakan-Wawontulap Coast. Among
the islands of Bunaken National Sea Park, Bunaken Island is the most popular.
This ±8 km² wide island is located at the Bay of Manado. The island is part of
Manado City, the capital of North Sulawesi Province.
The area of Bunaken National Park represents the tropical
ecosystem of Indonesia, because it has any kind of tropical water ecosystems,
such as mangrove, seagrasses, seaweeds, and reefs. There’s also tropical forest
in this area. Geographically, Bunaken area includes in “Gold Triangle” water
–the water connects Papua, Philippine, and Indonesia oceans–, the habitat of
more than 3000 species of fish. This beautiful sea park has the diversity of
rare aquatic organism species, such as dugong, dolphin, etc. There’re also
Hippocampus sp., the giant clam, hawksbill turtle, green turtle, etc.
Because of its high
biodiversity, scuba diving facility can attract so many tourists to the Bunaken
area. The National Sea Park of Bunaken has 20 dive spots with the deep varies
up to 1344 m. Twelve of them are located around Bunaken Island. These dive
spots are the most often visited by the divers and the submarine panorama
lovers. Most of these 12 dive spots in Bunaken Island are in line from the
southeast up to the northwest part. There’re underwater great walls or hanging
walls. They are the walls of giant coral that stand vertically and curve up in
this area. These coral walls also become the food source for fishes in the
water around the Bunaken Island.
Besides the charming submarine park, the islands
in this national park area present the natural atmosphere. There’re many
cottages, resorts, and diving centers that offer accommodation and diving
services. Water pool, hot shower, and restaurants are also provided. The tour
activities in the Bunaken National Sea Park are diving, snorkeling, sunbathe,
swimming, etc.
response :
bunaken is one of the under sea
heaven exist in indonesia. indonesia is very lucky because owning very beautiful
and rich nature. bunaken very famous all around the world because the beauty of
under water. various coral and sea animal become enchantment tourist to swim
and snorkling. society have to take care the sea in order beauty etrnal and
always be the tour direction.
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