Indonesia


Islands Of Indonesia

The world's largest archipelago is made up of 17,508 islands, yet only 6,000 of these islands are inhabited while the rest are left untouched and hasn't been trekked. Would you dare to venture in to one of them? Of course, some islands may be too tiny to live on but on the islands of Indonesia lay pristine, white sand beaches ideal for a summer getaway, which explains the millions of tourists flocking the beaches each year.

The main islands of Indonesia are where industries thrive. The biggest islands of Indonesia are Java, Sulawesi, New Guinea, Lombok, Flores, Sumba, Timor, which also belong to the top tourist destinations in Indonesia in addition to Sumatra, Bali, Kalimantan, Irian Jaya, Yogyakarta, and Jakarta (the nation's capital). The rest of the islands especially the rural areas have significantly maintained the feudal culture and Moslem traditions. Indonesia particularly has very fertile soils and lush, well-preserved rainforests home to exotic animals like tigers, orangutans, deers, and birds of gorgeous plumage.

In your tours on the islands of Indonesia, what you'll meet is a general greeting of warmth and hospitality of the people. With around 300 cultures, Indonesia is a vast and interesting country-archipelago to explore bedecked with the people's traditional activities and local cuisines. Buddhist temples and Moslem mosques also dot villages on the islands of Indonesia.

Aside from the great diversity of local culture distinct on each island, tourists might be amazed upon knowing the hundreds of languages and dialects spoken on the islands of Indonesia. However, English is understood in tourist destinations, most especially in urban areas.

Dotting all over Jakarta Bay are around 120 tropical islands mostly untouched and some are privately owned. The popular visited islands of Indonesia are Ayer, Bidadari, Kahyangan, Kelor, Onrust, and Putri. These island-paradises are reached through Ancol Marina where boats leave daily on a price ranging from IDR290,000 to IDR1,250,000.

The islands of Indonesia consist of coastal lowlands. It's geographical location in between two great oceans, the Indian and the Pacific, makes Indonesia prone to tropical cyclones. Indonesia also lies on the well-known Pacific "Ring of Fire" so that earthquakes seem customary for the locals. The latest earthquakes reached a death toll of more than 5,000, and who could ever erase the memories of the tragic day, December 26, when a 9.0 magnitude quake triggered 30-meter high waves that swept some of Indonesia's coastal wealth and claimed around 200,000 lives.

 

 

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Pearls From Indonesia

... pearls of superb quality and are exported to other countries like the U.S. and Europe. If you check on other websites promoting pearls, you'll find that some of them are pearls from Indonesia. Pearls from Indonesia come in varying shapes but the colors are generally off-white, cream, or golden but other ... 

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Translation Services In Indonesia

... English is well understood in major tourist places like Jakarta and other famous tourist spots, the language barrier for both foreigners and natives can sometimes become a problem with needed solutions. The same goes for immigrants and foreign workers of the country; sometimes getting the help of translation ... 

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Population Of Indonesia

... trailed by the Madurese with. The rest of the 33.5% are locals who reside outside the borders of Java. On another note, there are about four to five million with Chinese ancestry that are spread all throughout the state. Even if their descendants had a difficult time with the Dutch, they have remained ... 

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Sunda Strait Indonesia

... sandbanks and man-made obstructions like oil rigs off the coast of Java, adds to navigation problems encountered by sailors passing through the strait. Throughout history, Sunda Strait Indonesia has been part of significant shipping route, particularly during the time of the Dutch East India Company that ... 

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Tsunami In Indonesia

... December 2004 tsunami in Indonesia reached more than 200,000 (in Indonesia alone). Java was the most affected since the earthquake originated just off its coast. Aside from the hundreds of lives lost, the destruction in Java and other stricken areas were worth billions of dollars and displaced almost ... 

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