Indonesia is a country with many islands. One of its is the Seribu Islands (in English, Thousand Islands) that are listed in the Jakarta as a provincial administration. Seribu Islands has dozens of small tourist islands with incredible charm and adequate facilities. If hilton head in the U.S. become a magnificent tourist island, the islands in the Seribu island group has the enticements that you will not forget.
Kahyangan Island
Kahyangan Island also known as Cipir or Kuipir Island. This island is one of the island of Untung Jawa District that was started up for the purpose of tourism. On this island there are remains of history, a fort built by the Dutch VOC in time. Here, the source of fresh water is clear and clean. The island can be reached with a motor boat who are ready on route from Marina Beach, Ancol, sail to the Island of Kahyangan go and go home.
Pabelokan Island
Pabelokan Island is the only one in the Seribu Islands, all the time in the business operate. It has office buildings, dormitories, a dock, power station, water purification facility and a helicopter landing pad (helipad). The island is used by Pertamina as an offshore oil-base, with the various support of measured equipment. In 1970 oil reserves was discovered off the coast of the island. It is now ready to supply the oil tanker with an automated system. This cluster was made of Pabelokan island reef with an area of ??27 ha.
Bidadari Island
Floating Cottage of Manado ethnic style is typical of the nearby resort island of Marina Ancol (20 minutes by speedboat). On this island there are ruins of the Dutch fortress called Martello Tower. This island is also known as Sakit Island, right next to the island of Kahyangan. The size of a few square kilometers and is surrounded only by foot takes an hour and half. On this island there are remains of the Portuguese, a fortress built in the 17th Century. This island, in the Dutch colonial era, used as a quarantine island. To get to this island only takes about 30-45 minutes by speed boat to the Marina beach route is routinely sail to and from Sail Island. Prior to this island is the island of Onrust.
Onrust Island
Onrust Island is also called as Ship Island. Onrust in the Dutch language is not quiet or violent, perhaps because the island was a struggle between Dutch, English and Portuguese. The size of only 12 hectares, but retain a long history. Onrust island since 1618 was known as a Netherland’s important base. According to reports of Endeavor shipmaster, Captain James T. Cook, Onrust continued in 1770, on this island there are sawmills and the Dutch fortress. British troops had stormed the island to 8 November 1800 and burned all the buildings.
1803 succeeded the Dutch, all the devastation hit by British were rebuilt. In 1810 British soldiers back on the island attacked and destroyed all the buildings of the Netherlands’. But the Dutch built back yet complete with a gate made of concrete. The island is becoming increasingly important as a busy port. Its role as a port receding in 1883 when the port of Tanjung Priok replaced their function. Then in 1911, the island’s function switched to a prison and quarantine for leprosy. When war broke out between Germany and the Netherlands in 1939, the Dutch used the island as a place of exile prisoners. Now the island of Onrust also Cipir and Bidadari Island, Edam and Kelor Island, by the government of Indonesia are turned as the Seribu Islands Archaeological Park Reserve.
Edam Island
Edam or Damar Besar Island, by the people of Jakarta also known as Monkey Island. Located not far from Tanjung Priok. On this island stands sturdily a lighthouse, as high as 65 meters. This lighthouse was based on historical data, built in 1879 with the approval of His Majesty King ZM Willem II.