Karimunjawa Island

Karimunjawa

Karimunjawa National Park is a group of 27 islands that ecosystem types lowland rain forest, seaweed, algae, coastal forests, mangrove forests and coral reefs.

Plants that characterizes the National Park Karimunjawa dewodaru (Crystocalyx macrophyla) found in lowland rain forest. Group of algae that can be found consisting of three groups of green algae, brown algae and red algae. Coastal forest and mangrove forest is characterized by the ketapan (Terminalia cattapa), sea pine (Casuarina equisetifolia), teak sand (Scaerota frustescens), setigi (Strebus asper), sea hibiscus (Hibiscus tiliaceus), and black mangrove (Rhizophora mucronata).

Types of coral reefs in the National Park is a coral reef Karimunjawa beach / edge (fringing reef), coral reef barrier (barrier reef) and a few taka (patch reef). Species richness reached 51 genera, more than 90 types of hard coral and 242 species of ornamental fish. Two types of biota that is protected root bahar / black coral (Antiphates spp.) And red coral (Tubipora musica).

Other marine biota protected like a goat’s head (Cassis cornuta), triton trumpet (Charonia tritonis), hollow nautilus (Nautilus pompillius), a rock fight (Turbo marmoratus), and 6 types of chemicals.

Most of the islands are surrounded by sandy beaches and fringing coral reefs. Fresh water is confined to a few small wells and forest streams on Karimun Jawa. A number of endemic animals live on the island while on the beaches sea turtles lay their eggs

From the group of islands totaling 27 men, five of which had been uninhabited islands of Pulau Publications, Kemujan Island, Parang Island, Mosquito Island, and Island Genting. Island Publications district center, a distance of ± 83 km from Kota Jepara (central craftsmen famous wood carvings in Indonesia).