Underwater Heaven's on Derawan

Dr Carden Wallace of the Museum of tropical Queensland, Australia, one of a world leading expert in his career did the study of marine life, admitted reluctantly left Islands Derawan, Berau regency, East Kalimantan.

The reason is because he has found 50 new species of rare sea animals / (Arcropora) / of the 852 species that have been scientifically revealed. Heaven's underwater life that has owned this planet, it turns out to be here, Carden said, when in Derawan Islands, exotic group of islands in East Kalimantan Provincial.

Expression of a scientist is probably true, because during this Derawan Islands is the third highest in the world underwater beauty. However, the scientific conclusions yet resolved because there are still many mysteries that are revealed by the international researchers unanswered.

Cluster nature conservation area of ​​1.2 million hectares has privileges its own, especially the characteristics of the majority of coral reefs alive and untouched.

Rare species that have not been disturbed, such as coconut crabs (Birgus latro), whales, dolphins (Delphinus), green turtle (Chelonia mydas), hawksbill (Erethmochelys fimbriata), and dugong (Dugong dugon). Then the unique species of fish such as Manta Rays (Manta birostris) which has a length of seven to nine meters or Pigmy Seahorse is very docile and kind of jellyfish that do not sting.

Derawan Island actual part of a cluster of 31 islands around it, with each other and have excellent appeal respectively, in addition to some coral Gusung that became aesthetic landscape tourist attraction it.

Surrounding islands Derawan island Bakungan respectively, Bonggong, Bulingisan, Maratua, Nunukan, Length, Wednesday-Wednesday, Charitable, Sangalan, Sapinang, Semama, Sidau, Tiaung, Pabahanan, Kakaban, Sodang Large, Telasau, shell, Say-numbers, Manimbora, Ants, Andongabu, Blambangan, Sambit, Mataha, Kaniungan Big, Small Kaniungan and Bali Kukup.

Dancing With Green Turtle
Underwater Heaven's on Derawan

Undisputed that Derawan Islands is also a haven for the divers, even among the existing 28 point dive almost all presenting the underwater beauty of the place is outstanding with animal behavior relatively benign and friendly to humans.

At a depth of ten meters, divers are greeted herd Manta that wags the fins as if he was hovering without feeling or more deeply disturbed to see a herd of green turtles that accompany divers danced to ask caressed.

Or for those who like snorkeling to examine various forms of reef coral, thousands of ornamental fish hanging around while occasionally sticking to divers body to then move away before the presence of animals like sea green or hawksbill turtle.

Or if reluctant drenched fun in the clean white sandy beaches, the quite relaxing while fishing on a wooden pier that juts from gently sloping shoreline, watching the high seas accompanied by flocks of birds gulls and white bird.

Towards dusk, in Derawan, Charitable, Kakaban, Maratua and Samama, tourists can easily see a herd of turtles crawl up ashore to lay eggs. Before dawn looks back uniqueness turtle behavior being herded thousands of newly hatched baby sea turtles towards the shore before the presence of a major predator of lizards.

Source Antara
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