Kalinaun Marine Natural Park | ENG

90 Pages·2017·32.248 MB·English

by  Roberto Chiappini

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Contents
What in this book?
PAG_04 About authors
PAG_05 General informations
PAG_07 Park map
PAG_08 Key
PAG_09 Dive site 01: BATU PUNTENG
PAG_13 Dive site 02: TANJUNG PANTAI PUTIH
PAG_17 Dive site 03: TELINGA GAJAH
PAG_21 Dive site 04: MUKA RONDOR III
PAG_25 Dive site 05: MUKA RONDOR II
PAG_29 Dive site 06: MUKA RONDOR I
PAG_33 Dive site 07: BLACK & WHITE
PAG_37 Dive site 08: MIMIC HOUSE
PAG_41 Dive site 09: MUKA KUALA
PAG_45 Dive site 10: HOUSE REEF
PAG_49 Dive site 11: TIGA BAGAN
PAG_53 Dive site 12: PEMBERAT HILANG
PAG_57 Dive site 13: AUSTRALIAN HOME
PAG_61 Dive site 14: PANTAI KALINAUN
PAG_65 Dive site 15: TANJUNG BINTANG
PAG_69 Dive site 16: HENRI POINT
PAG_73 Dive site 17: ANNIE POINT
PAG_77 Dive site 18: CANYON
PAG_81 Dive site 19: GARIM REEF
PAG_85 Dive site 20: ENAMBELAS POINT
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Kalinaun Marine Natural Park
Guide to
Produced by Kalinaun resort
Desa Kalinaun
Kec. Likupang timur
Kab. Minahasa Utara
Sulawesi utara
Indonesia
[email protected]
Authors Roberto Chiappini
Alessandro Chiappini
Olivia Pinontoan
Christine Roringkon
Consultation and Giusy La Caria
translations Ivan Caloiero
Graphics and maps Roberto Chiappini
Copyright © Roberto Chiappini
All rights reserved.
This work, available in a digital format, may be freely copied and
spread, provided that it is kept in its entirety, without any
amendment and exclusively for non-profit and non-commercial
purposes.
It is forbidden to reproduce or transmit any part of the print version
without the written consent of the author.
Solenostomus cyanopterus
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General information
Kalinaun Marine Natural Park
Geography Nitrox32 ensures the ideal dive
The Kalinaun Marine Natural Park is situated performances to those who look for rare
in Indonesia, on the Island of Sulawesi, one subjects, with calmness and in the utmost
hour's drive away from the International safety, since the divers avoid any
Airport of Manado and precisely halfway no-decompression limit, and therefore are
between two popular underwater sites: free to enjoy their dive.
Lembeh strait and Bangka island.
Climate and seasons
The park covers a limited marine area of The climate conditions are rather constant
about 18 sq. km and features 20 dive sites. throughout the whole year, however a stay
in January and February should be avoided,
Dive type due to both the abundant and frequent
The Kalinaun Marine Natural Park is ideal for rainfall and the seasonal long ocean wave,
macro nature sightings, however some dive coming from the east, which may
sites are characterised by views and undermine the underwater photography.
subjects particularly suitable for
environmental photography. How to reach it
Features such as the lack of current, the The best way to travel from Europe to
water temperature (27/29°C), the flat Manado is represented by Singapore
calmness of the sea and the low depths Airlines, which connects the major
(max. 30 meters) are appropriate for European cities with Singapore and the
beginners, elderly and nature latter with Manado (flight operated by Silk
photographers. Air, which belongs to the Singapore Airlines
group).
Sighting type There are some alternative solutions - such
Nudibranchs (176 different species) and as Emirates, Qatar, Alitalia, AirFrance/KLM,
crustaceans (114 different species) are Turkish Airlines – which however require 3
frequently seen, but it is also possible to air routes instead of 2 with a stopover at
spot rare species of ghost pipefish, seahorse Jakarta.
(including H. denise, H. pontohi as well as Once in Manado, the Kalinaun Marine
Hippocampus bargibanti), frogfish, octopus Natural Park is about one hour's drive away
and cuttlefish (including Blue-ringed from the airport.
octopus, Mimic octopus and Flamboyant
cuttlefish). Hotel accommodations and dive centres
Within the Kalinaun Marine Natural Park,
Use of nitrox 32 there is only the Kalinaun Resort, which is
Nitrox 32 is the best mixture, considering equipped with its own diving centre and
the low sea depth and the distribution of thus can offer diving opportunities within
most of the interesting subjects in a depth the park, at the nearby Lembeh strait and
range between 12 and 25 m. Bangka island ([email protected]).
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Map
Kalinaun Marine Natural Park
Mangrove
area ENAMBELAS
POINT
GARIM REEF
CANYON
ANNIE POINT
HENRI POINT
TANJUNG BINTANG
PANTAI K.
AUSTRALIAN HOME
Kalinaun PEMBERAT HILANG
resort HOUSE REEF
MUKA KUALA TIGA BAGAN
MIMIC HOUSE
BLACK & WHITE
SURPRISE
BATU
MUKA RONDOR PUNTENG
I - II - III
TELINGA GAJAH
N
TANJUNG PANTAI PUTIH
REEF (with deep max 5 meters)
1.000 meters = 2 mins with boat
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Key
Guide to the diving site sheets
Each dive site is accompanied by a sheet made up of four pages.
ORIGINAL NAME OF THE DIVE SITE
and MEANING OF THE NAME
GPS COORDINATES
TYPICAL SIGHTING
LOCATION OF THE DIVE SITE with regard to the overall
Kalinaun Marine Natural Park area
UNDERWATER MAP
Blue zones: sand (or very small coral formations).
Green zones: colonized rocks or coral formations.
Brown zones: land areas.
The dashed red line shows the usual diving itinerary.
The depth are with average tide conditions.
ORIGINAL NAME
and ASSESSMENT OF THE DIVE SITE
(based on the 2007-2016 sighting statistical data)
TYPICAL SIGHTING
DIVE TYPE (reef dive, muck dive or a mix)
DEPTH (minimum and maximum depth of the usual itinerary)
PHOTOGRAPHY (suitability of the dive type for macro or wide photography)
CURRENT (statistical value of the last decade)
THE MOST INTERESTING SUBJECT
The most engaging animal spotted in the dive site over the last ten years.
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BATU PUNTENG
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GPS: 1,601560 N - 125,164838 E
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