Banda archipelago is an area of approximately 180 sq km has become a favorite destination of Nusantara and foreign tourists. The beauty of this archipelago cluster of ten islands that have managed to attract the attention of world leaders such as Mick Jagger, Sarah Ferguson, and Princess Diana. How about you? Have you ever walked on the Banda Islands?
One of the islands that should be visited when visiting the Banda Islands is the Banda Volcano Island. Banda Volcano Island is an island whose whole land is volcanic volcano. Banda Volcano Island is located in the Banda Sea and is administratively incorporated into the Banda Subdistrict, Central Maluku, Maluku Province.
Volcano Banda has a height of approximately 656 meters above sea level with an area of 734.46 ha. In 1988 this mountain had erupted and has damaged some coral reefs and biota on the island of Banda Besar. However, according to UNESCO research, precisely because of the volcanic eruption of Banda Band turned out to make the growth of coral reefs in this place the fastest in the world.
Coral reefs in Banda Besar Island only take less than 10 years whereas in other places, the growth can reach tens of years.
Due to the biological potential of the underwater and also the mainland in the Banda Islands then the year 1992 local government set Island Volcano Banda as a natural tourist park. The decree is listed in the Decree of the Minister of Forestry number 1135 / Kpts-II / 1992.
The mainland of Banda Volcano Island in addition to having a beautiful panorama, also inhabited several animals such as various types of endemic birds, cuscus (Phalanger orientalis) and some flora including nutmeg trees (Myristica fragrans), orchids, and other flora as a result of natural succession that follow making this island cluster more charming. When you get here then be prepared to be treated to views of the beach and sea that will captivate the heart.
The most special thing on the volcano island is to be the home of 23 species of endemic birds in the Banda Islands. This islands is one of the areas in Indonesia which has the highest animal keendemik level in terms of the existence of various types of birds.