The Spermonde Archipelago (also known as the Sangkarang or Pabbiring Archipelago[2]) is a group of around 120 islands off the southwest coast of Sulawesi in Indonesia, located within the Coral Triangle, between the southern arc of Sulawesi and the Strait of Makassar. They comprise two administrative districts (Kecamatan Liukang Tupabbiring and Kecamatan Liukang Tupabbiring Utara) within the Pangkajene and Islands Regency of Indonesia's South Sulawesi Province. Situated west of Makassar, the archipelago covers a land area of approximately 140 km2, and comprises around 50 vegetated islands and 70 unvegetated sand cays,[3] of which 43 in total are named. About 50 islands are inhabited, collectively home to 31,293 people at the 2020 Census,[4][5] and officially estimated at 33,379 as of mid-2023.[1]
.jpg) Bathymetric map of the Spermondes | |
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Java Sea |
| Coordinates | 4°52′32.16″S 119°06′51.84″E / 4.8756000°S 119.1144000°E |
| Total islands | ~120 |
| Administration | |
| Area covered | 140.00 km2 (54.05 sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 33,379 (mid 2023 estimate)[1] |
| Pop. density | 238.4/km2 (617.5/sq mi) |
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References edit
- ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Pangkajene dan Kepulauan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7310)
- ^ Litaay, Magdalena (2018). "Marine tunicates from Sangkarang Archipelago Indonesia: recent finding and bio-prospecting". Journal of Physics: Conference Series. 979 (1): 012003. doi:10.1088/1742-6596/979/1/012003.
- ^ Kench, Paul S.; Mann, Thomas (2017). "Reef Island Evolution and Dynamics: Insights from the Indian and Pacific Oceans and Perspectives for the Spermonde Archipelago". Frontiers in Marine Science. 4. doi:10.3389/fmars.2017.00145.
- ^ Glaeser, Bernhard (2018). "Sustainable coastal management for social-ecological systems—A typology approach in Indonesia". In R. R. Krishnamurthy; M.P. Jonathan; Seshachalam Srinivasalu; Bernhard Glaeser (eds.). Coastal Management: Global Challenges and Innovations. Elsevier Science. pp. 61–77. ISBN 978-0-12-810475-0.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
External links edit
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