The Submarine Charm of Bunaken National Sea Park
Bunaken Sea Park is one of the sea parks that have the highest marine biodiversity in the world. Because of its natural potency and the marine ecological conservation activities in this area, the local government designed the Bunaken area as a maritime and educational tourism object. Bunaken area was anounced officially by the Ministry of Forestry as national sea park in 1991.
Bunaken Sea Park is 89.065 ha wide area. It is located at North Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. This sea park consists of 5 islands and 2 coastal areas, namely Bunaken Island, Manado Tua Island, Siladen Island, Mantehage Island, Nain Island, Molas Coast - Tiwoho, and Arakan-Wawontulap Coast. Among the islands of Bunaken National Sea Park, Bunaken Island is the most popular. This ±8 km² wide island is located at the Bay of Manado. The island is part of Manado City, the capital of North Sulawesi Province.
