Spermonde Archipelago

The Spermonde Archipelago (also known as the Sangkarang or Pabbring Archipelago[1]) 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. Situated west of Makassar, the archipelago covers approximately 2,500 km2, and comprises around 50 vegetated islands and 70 unvegetated sand cays.[2] About 50 islands are inhabited, collectively home to around 50,000 people.[3]

Spermonde Archipelago
Bathymetric map of the Spermondes
Geography
LocationJava Sea
Coordinates4°52′32.16″S 119°06′51.84″E
Total islands~120
Administration
Area covered2,500 km2 (970 sq mi)
Demographics
Population50,000
Additional information
Time zone

References
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.



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