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Wakatobi National Park is a marine national park, south of Sulawesi island of Indonesia. The name of Wakatobi is an acronym of the four main Tukangbesi Islands: Wangi-wangi, Kaledupa, Tomia, and Binongko.
Location and topography
Wakatobi National Park is located south-east of Sulawesi, between 05°12’-06°10’S and 123°20’-124°39’E, between the Banda Sea to the north-east and the Flores Sea to the south-west.
It consists of four larger 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 elevation is 274 metres (899 ft) on Wangi-Wangi, followed by Lagole Hill (271m) on Tomia, Terpadu Hill (222 m) on Binongko and Mount Sampuagiwolo (203 m) on Kadelupa.The water depth varies, with the deepest parts reaching 1,044 metres (3,425 ft).
Coral Reefs
In the park, there are panoramic beauty of the underwater world that has 25 fruit clusters of coral reefs. Group of coral reefs can be found about 112 species from 13 families, located at 25 points along the 600 km coastline. Coral species are: - Acropora formosa, - Hyacinthus, - Psammocora profundasafla, - Pavona cactus, - Leptoseris yabei, - molucensis Fungia, - Lobophyllia robusta, - Merulina ampliata, - Platygyra versifora, - glabrescens Euphyllia, - frondes Tubastraea, - Stylophora pistillata , - throchelliophorum Sarcophyton, and - Sinularia spp.
Flora and Fauna
The types of vegetation found in the national park are mangrove forest, coastal forest, lowland swamp forest, riverbank vegetation, lowland rainforest, mountain rainforest and coral reefs. The Wakatobi Archipelago has 25 groups of coral reefs including fringing reefs, barrier reefs and atolls. A survey conducted in 2003 identified 396 species of coral belonging to 68 genera and 15 families. These include Acropora formosa, Acropora hyacinthus, Psammocora 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 recorded species of seabird are the Brown Booby, Common Kingfisher and Malaysian Plover.
Turtles in the park include the Hawksbill turtle, Loggerhead sea turtle, and Olive Ridley.
Other Animals
In addition there are several species of sea birds such as: - swan-stone brown (Sula leucogaster plotus), - melayu kettle (Charadrius peronii), - the king prawns erasia (Alcedo atthis); There are three types of turtles that often landed on the island is national park the hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), jars turtle (Caretta caretta), and turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea).
Peculiarity
For tourists who enjoy the natural beauty of the underwater to do some activities in the Wakatobi National Park, such as: diving, snorkeling and swimming to look beautiful cluster of coral reefs and colorful fish dancing and also witness various cultural communities.
The types of vegetation found in the national park are mangrove forest, coastal forest, lowland swamp forest, riverbank vegetation, lowland rainforest, mountain rainforest and coral reefs. The Wakatobi Archipelago has 25 groups of coral reefs including fringing reefs, barrier reefs and atolls. A survey conducted in 2003 identified 396 species of coral belonging to 68 genera and 15 families. These include Acropora formosa, Acropora hyacinthus, Psammocora 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 recorded species of seabird are the Brown Booby, Common Kingfisher and Malaysian Plover.
Turtles in the park include the Hawksbill turtle, Loggerhead sea turtle, and Olive Ridley.
Other Animals
In addition there are several species of sea birds such as: - swan-stone brown (Sula leucogaster plotus), - melayu kettle (Charadrius peronii), - the king prawns erasia (Alcedo atthis); There are three types of turtles that often landed on the island is national park the hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), jars turtle (Caretta caretta), and turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea).
Peculiarity
For tourists who enjoy the natural beauty of the underwater to do some activities in the Wakatobi National Park, such as: diving, snorkeling and swimming to look beautiful cluster of coral reefs and colorful fish dancing and also witness various cultural communities.
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wakatobi_National_Park
