Raja Ampat, The Richest Marine Biodiversity on Earth
It encompasses more than 40,000 km² of land and sea, also located off the northwest tip of Bird’s Head Peninsula on the island of New Guinea, in Indonesia’s West Papua province, 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. The Raja Ampat archipelago is the part of Coral Triangle which contains the richest marine biodiversity on earth. Underwater enthusiasts flock to this region because it offers the world’s best marine sights. In the Raja Ampat … Continue reading →