Raja Ampat Indonesia

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Raja Ampat is a district with an area of ​​more than 4.5 million acres, and is located to the west of the Bird's Head of West Papua. 85% of the district is the ocean, the rest are islands of more than 600 islands. Of the 600 islands, there are 4 major islands, namely Misool Island, Island Waigeo, Batanta Island, and Salawati Island. In addition to the four islands, only 35 islands in the Raja Ampat Islands are inhabited, the rest was uninhabited by people. Only about 400 islands in the Raja Ampat archipelagic been explored, the remaining men still have not been touched at all. Travel 2 300x200 Raja Ampat Raja Ampat West Papua Indonesia Raja Ampat Raja Ampat Islands residents mostly work as fishermen. They lived in a small village which is separated from the other because of the different villages of the island. This island communities are friendly and kind. They are willing to accept outside visitors with a cheerful heart. Raja Ampat Islands majority population embraced Christianity, and some converted to Islam, but they still get along despite different beliefs. My advice, take the candy and nut to be given to them because they think the goods are goods of peace sign. The name is derived from the Raja Ampat local stories. According to the story, there was a woman who found seven eggs fruit. The eggs are then hatched, 4 of which hatches into a prince, while 3 other eggs hatch into a woman, a stone, and ghosts. 4 The prince became king in each island, namely Misool Island, Island Waigeo, Batanta Island, and Salawati Island and eventually referred to as Raja Ampat. Travel 3 300x199 Raja Ampat Raja Ampat West Papua Indonesia Raja Ampat Raja Ampat Islands have the potential of nature tourism that is extraordinary. Tourist attractions in West Papua is very famous for its underwater tour which is one of the best dive sites in the world because of the completeness and the diversity of its underwater flora and fauna. Based on the research results, the Raja Ampat Islands have 75% of all coral species in the world. There is no other place in the world that has a number of coral species in one location as much as it is fairly small. With the abundance of coral species in Raja Ampat Islands, automatically there are also many species of reef fish. In addition you can also meet with manta rays, dugongs, sea horses, fish barkuda, reef sharks, turtles, tuna, and others. The remains of the second world war may also have encountered in the waters of Raja Ampat Islands, for example, war wreckage near Wai Island.