Bunaken National Park is incredibly representative of Indonesian tropical water ecosystemsconsisting of mangrove ecosystems, seagrass beds, coral reefs, and land / coastal ecosystems.In the northern half consists of the island of Bunaken, Manado Tua island, the island Montehage, Siladen island, the island Nain, Nain tiny island, and a few coastal areas of Cape Pisok. whereas within the Southern Cape coast includes a number of Palm.
Potential land islands national park is made in species of palm, sago, woka, silar andcoconut. kinds of animals living in terrestrial and coastal together with Sulawesi blackmacaques (Macaca nigra nigra), deer (Cervus timorensis Russa), and possum(Ailurops ursinus ursinus).
Plant species within the mangroves of Bunaken National Park specifically Rhizophora sp.,Sonneratia sp., Lumnitzera sp., and Bruguiera sp. This forest is made with numerous sorts of crab, shrimp, mollusks and numerous kinds of ocean birds like seagulls, herons, seavirgin, and cangak ocean.
This type of algae found during this national park embody the sort of Caulerpa sp., Halimedasp., and Padina sp. Seagrass beds are dominated mainly on the island Montehage,and Nain island of Thalassia hemprichii, Enhallus acoroides, and Thalassodendronciliatum
Recorded thirteen genera of corals living in waters of Bunaken National Park, dominated byfringing reefs and coral reef barrier. the foremost fascinating is that the vertical cliffs as so much as 25-50 meters.
There are concerning ninety one species of fish within the waters of Bunaken National Park, together with fishgusumi horse (Hippocampus horse), white oci (Seriola rivoliana), yellow tail lolosi(Lutjanus kasmira), goropa (Ephinephelus spilotoceps and Pseudanthiashypselosoma), ila trunk (Scolopsis bilineatus) , and others.
Types of mollusks like big clams (Tridacna gigas), head of the goat (Cassis cornuta),hollow nautilus (Nautilus pompillius), and tunikates / ascidians.
The best visiting season: might to August annually.
How to reach the location: Bunaken National Park is reached via the port ofManado, Marina Nusantara Diving Centre (NDC) within the District of Molas and MarinaBlue Banter. From Manado harbor by boat to the island Siladen motor is reached +20 minutes + half-hour of Bunaken Island, the island Montehage + fifty minutes and+60 minutes Nain island. From Blue Banter Marina with a yacht that's on the market to thetourist space on the island of Bunaken are at intervals 10-15 minutes, whereas from the port ofNDC to the dive sites at Bunaken island by speed boat to at intervals + twenty minutes
Office: Jl. Raya Molas, PO Box 1202
95 242 Manado, North Sulawesi
Telp. / Fax.: (0431) 859022
E-mail: tnb@manado.wasantara.net.id
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Appointed Minister of Forestry Decree No. 730/Kpts-II/1991
area 89,065 hectares
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Location of Minahasa regency and municipality
Manado, North Sulawesi Province
Temperature twenty six ° - thirty one ° C
Rainfall 2500-3500 mm / year
Altitude 000-800 meters on top of ocean level
Salinity 33-35 ° / OO
Brightness 10-30 m
2.5 meter tidal
West season November to February
East season March to October
Geographic location of one ° thirty five '- one ° 49' N, 124 ° thirty-nine '- 124 ° 35' E
