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Indonesia
Derawan Archipelago, Berau Marine Protected Area
The Derawan Archipelago is part of the Sulu-Sulawesi Marine Ecoregion that stretches across Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.
The Berau Islands (2o17′ N – 113 o 13′ E), including Derawan Island, Sangalaki, Kakaban, Maratua, Panjang, Samama as well as several submerged reefs and small islets, are located in the Sulawesi Sea, on the coastal shelf of the Province of East-Kalimantan Two inhabited Islands: Derawan Island (3.5 km2, one village, Desa Derawan with 1,259 inhabitants) and Maratua Island (20 km2, four villages -; about 2704 inhabitants). Derawan harbours the largest green turtle nesting and feeding ground in the Southeast Asia region.
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