Coordinates : LS 5.07761417818 114.601612779 ° ° E
Masalembu Island, Islands Masalembu
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Sumenep , Madura |
| Coordinate | 5 ° 4'39 "N 114 ° 36'5" E |
| Archipelago | Madura Island |
| Mainland | Masalembu Island , Masakambing Island , and Island Hustle |
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Indonesia
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| Province | East Java |
Masalembu Islands is an archipelago in the Java Sea with the three major islands: Island Masalembu , Masakambing island , and the island of crowdedness . Administratively, the islands included in the District of Masalembu , Sumenep , Province of East Java . Position Masalembu island located in the northern region Sumenep, surrounded by the waters (the high seas), is about 112 miles north of Port Kalianget (Sumenep Mainland). This condition causes Masalembu Island directly adjacent to the free waters (high seas).
Masalembu Island
The ecological-geographical, Masalembu Island lies on latitude: 5 ° 31 'to 5 ° 35' latitude. With this position, geographical position of the island Masalembu approaching the equatorial position (line equator ) with the characteristics of the specific environment, which has a very high capacity of the structure of biodiversity habitats, such as coral reefs , mangroves , telu, coastal littoral, seaweed ( algae ), and the area umbalan (upwelling area) which became the backbone of the fish resources and non-fish with high economic value.Masakambing Island
Masakambing Island is about 10 miles north of the island Masalembu. The total area of the island is approximately 3.18 km2 Masakambing inhabited village (village Masakambing) with a population in 2000 reached 1,268 inhabitants.Island Hustle
Crowds Island is about 29 miles north of the island Masalembu, has a total area of about 9.79 km2 and is inhabited by the village, the Village Crowd with a population in 2000 reached 3,287 souls.http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kepulauan_Masalembu
