Maya Karimata island

Photo Courtesy Wisata Ketapang


Profile
Group: Archipelago: Borneo
Country: Indonesia - Kalimantan
Lat: 1.15º S Long : 109.55º E
Area: 992.1 sq. km Altitude: 509 m
Shoreline: 140.5 km (scale 1:1000000) Coastal Index: 0.1416
Depth to nearest land: <100 m Island only isolated since last ice age
Nearest island: 1 km group: 1 km
Nearest continent: Asia Distance: 650 km Isolation Index: 27
ISLAND TYPE: Natural Protection Indicator: 0
CLIMATE: tropical
ECOSYSTEMS:
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited, town of Tanjungsatai Population: 0 Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km Percent population in agr/mining/fishing: 55% Human Threat Indicator: 2 Gross Domestic Product: $ 566 per capita Economic Pressure Indicator: 0


About Maya Karimata Island
Karimata Island lies to the northeast of Serutu Island, in the middle of the Karimata Strait. It is inhabited by fishermen and has a lighthouse. The islands in its surroundings are Meladang, Buwan, Penebangan, Pelapis and other, smaller islands, totaling 54.

South of Ketapang, reachable from Kendawang, are two islands with beautiful beaches Bawal and Gelam. Although still rarely visited and little known, these islands hold great potential for the future. However the Maya Island is nearest to the Kalimantan mainland and is the biggest island of the group. Tanjungsatai, with a population of approximately 5,000 people, mostly fishermen, is the biggest and most important village on the island. Each of the smaller villages in its surroundings has a population of several hundred people only.

Maya Karimata (also called Maya or Maja) is an island in Ketapang district in Kalimantan Province, Indonesia. Its area is 992,1 km2. It belongs to the Borneo archipelago and is situated at Lat: 1.15º S Long : 109.55º E The highest altitude of the island is 509 m. It has a shoreline of 140.5 km Chief town is Tanjungsatai

Karimata Islands are located approximately 100 kilometers west of the city Ketapang. Geographically, the area is on 108o40 '- 109o10' BT and 1o25 '- 1o50' LS. Conservation area set in 1995 is 77,000 hectares. Karimata Islands consist of two large islands, namely Pulau Karimata and cigar and a few other small islands. Topography such as lowland areas up to high, from 0 - 1030 meters above sea level. Only in the two islands which is inhabited by people.

Karimata Islands can be reached from the city of Pontianak using a motor boat with 18 hours of the time. Given the difficulty in reaching the area, activity area management is still relatively small compared to other regions. Karimata Islands ecosystem diversity has good land and ecosystems marine ecosystem, including the variety of fish and coral reef marine ornamental. Several types of flora and fauna are endemic to the archipelago is quite unique in this beauty island.