Wakatobi Sea Park

Wakatobi Sea Park

Wakatobi National Park is underwater park in Indonesia. With an area of ​​about 1.39 million hectares, Wakatobi National Park has the potential of marine natural resource of great value, both the type and uniqueness, which presents amazing underwater panorama. In general, the waters have configurations ranging from flat, sloping toward the sea, and bertubir steep. Varying water depths up to 1044 meters with bottom mostly sandy and rocky. The park is comprised of four major islands, namely Fragrant-scented, Kaledupa, Tomia, and Binongko in Wakatobi, Southeast Sulawesi. The potential of marine natural resources and high value idah underwater panorama that makes Wakatobi National Park nominated to UNESCO to be one of the World Heritage Site.

In 1994, several people joined in the IPB team conducted a survey in Wakatobi. From the results of the survey that they did it was revealed, that in the Wakatobi there is a wide range of subsea natural resources, such as coral reefs and various marine animals. Because it has a natural wealth under the sea, the region presents the underwater panorama that is so charming and wonderful as a place to dive. After carefully studying the IPB team's findings, the Minister of Forestry in 1996 issued a decree that establishes No.393/Kpts-V/1996 Wakatobi as a national park.

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