Jemaja Island

Jemaja Island
Native name:
Pulau Jemaja
E. COAST OF JEMAJA ISLAND, C.
E. COAST OF JEMAJA ISLAND, C.
Jemaja Island is located in Riau Islands
Jemaja Island
Jemaja Island
Geography
Coordinates2°55′N 105°45′E / 2.917°N 105.750°E / 2.917; 105.750
ArchipelagoTudjuh Archipelago
Adjacent toSouth China Sea
Area216.29 km2 (83.51 sq mi)

Jemaja Island is the most westerly of the main islands in the Anambas Islands Regency, part of the province of Riau Islands within Indonesia. The island is administered (including small offshore islands) as three districts of the regency.

Description

The island is located in the Anambas Islands in the South China Sea. Jemaja is close to the strategically important Singapore Strait. The island is populated with several villages and is heavily vegetated, including thick mangrove groves,[1] and the waters off Jemaja are rich with corals.[2] The island is served by Letung Airport.

The economy of Jemaja is small, but the island has been considered for increased economic investment to promote its use as a tourist destination.[2][3] Several sources have noted that the island possesses beautiful beaches.[4][2] The island has also been considered as a quarantine area for livestock.[5]

In the 2000s, the island was a center for pirate activity.[6][7] From 2007 to 2017, 34 incidents of piracy/armed robbery at sea occurred off the Anambas Islands, some of which originated from Jemaja.[8]

References

  1. ^ Fuady, Irfan; Pribadi, Rudhi; Nirwani, Nirwani (2013-04-05). "STRUKTUR KOMUNITAS MANGROVE DI PULAU JEMAJA, KABUPATEN KEPULAUAN ANAMBAS, DAN PULAU LIRAN, KABUPATEN MALUKU BARAT DAYA". Journal of Marine Research. 2 (2): 94–102. doi:10.14710/jmr.v2i2.2470 (inactive 1 November 2024).{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024 (link)
  2. ^ a b c Prakoso, Gilar. "GIS Application for Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM) in Indonesia." PhD diss., UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND, 2016.
  3. ^ Cahyadinata, Indra (2008-03-07). "KAJIAN PERSEPSI DAN POTENSI PENGEMBANGAN KAWASAN PARIWISATA PULAU KECIL Studi Kasus: Kawasan Pantai Padang Melang Kecamatan Jemaja Kabupaten Natuna". Jurnal AGRISEP Kajian Masalah Sosial Ekonomi Pertanian Dan Agribisnis. 7 (1): 122–137. doi:10.31186/agrisep.7.1.122-137 (inactive 1 November 2024). ISSN 2579-9959.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024 (link)
  4. ^ "Jemaja Island in Anambas Regency, Riau Islands - Indonesia". www.anambas.indonesia-tourism.com. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
  5. ^ Sutedi, Endang; Herdiawan, Iwan; Handiwirawan, Eko (2018-06-04). "Outermost Small Islands in Indonesia for Quarantine Area and Livestock Development". 2354-6832. 27 (4): 187. doi:10.14334/wartazoa.v27i4.1692 (inactive 1 November 2024). S2CID 90116364.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024 (link)
  6. ^ Liss, Carolin (2011). Oceans of Crime: Maritime Piracy and Transnational Security in Southeast Asia and Bangladesh. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. ISBN 978-981-4279-46-8.
  7. ^ Andreasharsono. "Nationalism and Sea Piracy". Retrieved 2020-09-21.
  8. ^ Mishra, Baibhav (2019-08-09). "Piracy & Armed Robbery in Asia: ReCAAP ISC Report". Sea News Global Maritime News. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
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