Raja Ampat
Raja Ampat is the world's most biodiverse
marine region with more recorded fish, coral and mollucas species than anywhere
else on Earth. It located in Irian Jaya, the Indonesian’s east huge island and
north of Australia. It is the great
place for the lover of diving, because raja ampat has original nature, colorful
coral reefs, some rare fish, beauty scenery and many more.
Not only the world under water is just amazing. The
top of the relief is very diverse island with steep coastal mountains and
deserted white sandy beaches. An area outside the tourist track and rarely
visited by foreigners. The beauty of this island will make you wonder. The
forest has a lot of orchids and birds of paradise. Waigeo and Batanta have the
Red Bird of Paradise Bird and Wilson both of which are endemic bird area. In
addition, forests are also inhabited by the sharing of bird species such as
king prawns / tight, eagle and hornbill.
Biodiversity Features
in Raja Ampat and the greater Bird’s
Head Seascape :
1,606 species of reef fish in the Bird’s Head
Seascape
1,397 species of reef fish in Raja Ampat
35 species of endemic reef fish found only in the Birds Head Seascape
603 species of hard coral recorded in the Bird’s Head Seascape
75% of all known coral species in the world
10 times the number of hard coral species found in the entire Caribbean
57 species of Mantis Shrimp in the Birds Head Seascape
13 species of Marine Mammals in the Bird’s Head Seascape
5 species of endangered sea turtles in the Bird’s Head Seascape
1,397 species of reef fish in Raja Ampat
35 species of endemic reef fish found only in the Birds Head Seascape
603 species of hard coral recorded in the Bird’s Head Seascape
75% of all known coral species in the world
10 times the number of hard coral species found in the entire Caribbean
57 species of Mantis Shrimp in the Birds Head Seascape
13 species of Marine Mammals in the Bird’s Head Seascape
5 species of endangered sea turtles in the Bird’s Head Seascape
Temperature in there is around 27°C all year
round, In the Sorong and Raja Ampat
region the most rain falls from May to September, during November to April, heavy rains fall on the north coast, from
May to October dumps rain on the
mountains and leaves the coast relatively dry.
To get there, the province Jayapura has Sorong
Airport which has a regular flight service to / from Manado, Bali and Jakarta.
