Togian Islands

Map showing the Togian Islands highlighted in red.
Togian Ferry
Togian Village

The Togian (or Togean) Islands are an archipelago of 56 islands and islets, in the Gulf of Tomini, off the coast of Central Sulawesi, in Indonesia. The three largest islands are Batudaka, Togian, and Talatakoh. There are 37 villages on the islands, with one settled by the Bajau people, more commonly known as the sea gypsies.[1]

Geology and ecology

Formed by volcanic activity, the islands are covered by rainforest and surrounded by coral reef formations, which provide habitat and breeding areas for hawksbill turtle, green turtle and the dugong. The Tonkean macaque is found in the islands' forests. The Togian hawk-owl, discovered in 1999, is endemic to the islands. The Togian white-eye, another endemic bird species, was described in 2008. Unpoisoned jellyfish are also found in Togian Islands, the unique one is jellyfish with red little spots.[2]

National Park

On 2004, government has established a part of Togean Islands as National Park consists of 292,000 hectares sea water area (include 132,000 hectares coral reefs which is the largest in Indonesia), 70,000 land area and 10,659 hectares forest reservation and mangrove reservation.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Most unique destination in Indonesia - The Togean Islands
  2. ↑ "Tujuh Danau Ubur-Ubur Unik di Indonesia". Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Keindahan Bawah Luat Terpendam di Kepulauan Togean". September 25, 2011.

Coordinates: 0°25′S 121°52′E / 0.417°S 121.867°E / -0.417; 121.867

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