https://youtube/watch?v=feoRIr5MNHM ITS A MUST TO VISIT RAJA AMPAT.The most breath-taking place on earth.. Located off the northwest tip of Birds Head Peninsula on the island of New Guinea, in West Papua. A short film about a Gods Masterpiece which became a pride of every West Papuan.Located off the northwest tip of Birds Head Peninsula on the island of New Guinea, in West Papua, Raja Ampat, or the Four Kings, is an archipelago comprising over 1,500 small islands, cays, and shoals surrounding the four main islands of Misool, Salawati, Batanta, and Waigeo, and the smaller island of Kofiau.. Inhabited by thousands of species of marine animals and tropical creatures.Raja Ampat has became the primary scuba diving destinations in the world and is located directly in the heart of the worlds coral triangle.Raja Ampat is located tip of birds head (The island of New Guinea).The oceanic natural resources around Raja Ampat give it significant potential as a tourist area. Many sources place Raja Ampat as one of their top ten most popular places for diving whilst it retains the number one ranking in terms of underwater biodiversity. According to Conservation International, marine surveys suggest that the marine life diversity in the Raja Ampat area is the highest recorded on Earth.Diversity is considerably greater than any other area sampled in the Coral Triangle composed of Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and East Timor. The Coral Triangle is the heart of the worlds coral reef biodiversity, making Raja Ampat quite possibly the richest coral reef ecosystems in the world. The areas massive coral colonies along with relatively high sea surface temperatures, also suggest that its reefs may be relatively resistant to threats like coral bleaching and coral disease, which now jeopardize the survival of other coral ecosystems around the world. The Raja Ampat islands are remote and relatively undisturbed by humans. The high marine diversity in Raja Ampat is strongly influenced by its position between the Indian and Pacific Oceans, as coral and fish larvae are more easily shared between the two oceans. Raja Ampats coral diversity, resilience, and role as a source for larval dispersal make it a global priority for marine protection. 1,508 fish species, 537 coral species (a remarkable 96% of all scleractinia recorded from Indonesia are likely to occur in these islands and 75% of all species that exist in the world, and 699 mollusk species, the variety of marine life is staggering. Some areas boast enormous schools of fish and regular sightings of sharks, such as wobbegongs. Although accessing the islands is not that difficult, it takes some time. It takes six hours flight from Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia to Sorong or from Vanimo, PNG to Jayapura and then a flight from Jayapura to Sorong. Then, taking a boat to reach the islands is necessary.
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