Wakatobi National Park

Wakatobi National Park is in South East Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. This National Park has the potential of marine natural resources which presents an amazing underwater panorama. In general, the waters have started from a flat configuration, sloping toward the sea, and steep. The water depth varies up to 1.044 meters with a floor of most of the sandy and rocky. Wakatobi National Park is comprised of four major islands, namely Wangi – Wangi island, Kaledupa island, Tomia island, and Binongko island. This National Park has 25 pieces with clusters of coral reefs around the coast of coral islands along the 600 km. More than 112 coral species from 13 families including Pavona cactus, Acropora hyacinthus, Leptoseris yabei, Acropora formosa, Psammocora profundasafla, Lobophyllia robusta, Fungia molucensis, Euphyllia glabrescens, Tubastraea frondes, Stylophora pistillata and Throchelliophorum Sarcophyton.

Fish species of Wakatobi National Park which is owned as many as 93 species of fish consumption and trade of ornamental fish such as "Baronang" (Siganus guttatus), Heniochus acuminatus, "Takhasang" (Naso unicornis), "Pogo-pogo" (Balistoides viridescens), "Napoleon" (Cheilinus undulatus), red fish (Lutjanus biguttatus), Amphiprion melanopus, Chaetodon specullum, Chelmon rostratus, Lutjanus monostigma, Argus spots (Cephalopholus argus) and Caesio caerularea.

In addition there are several species of sea birds such as goose-brown stone (Sula leucogaster plotus), king prawn erasia (Alcedo atthis), also there are three types of turtles that often landed on islands in the National Park are " Lekang turtle" (Lepidochelys olivacea), "Tempayan turtle" (Caretta caretta) and hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata).

The indigenous people who live around the Wakatobi National Park is the tribe called the sea or the Bajau tribe. From the whole human boating in Southeast Asia that still have traditional boating culture is the Bajau tribe. Seeing their daily life is interesting and unique, especially diving into the ocean without any equipment to spear fish.

Point of tourism interest to visit are Hoga island, Binongko Island, Wangi - Wangi island, Kaledupa Island and Tomia Island, especially for diving, snorkeling, marine tourism, swimming and camping.

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