Thousand Islands (Indonesian: Kepulauan Seribu) is the only regency of Jakarta, Indonesia. A string of 105 islands stretching 45 kilometres north into the Java Sea, with the closest lying in Jakarta Bay only a few kilometres off mainland Jakarta.
With total land area of 8.7 km² the population is about 20,000. Pulau Pramuka is the regency seat of the Thousand Islands although the most populated island is Panggang. The area is a marine national park although development is allowed on 37 of the islands. Some islands are uninhabited, others have resorts and a number of them are privately owned by wealthy Jakartans.
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hei...nice picture from my Panoramio account http://www.panoramio.com/photo/704168. Thank you for using it in your blog. I captured this pic in the east side of Pramuka Island when sunrise on the early of 2007. You may add the photographer of each picture or the source web of the pictures. Trims
Windeati Argapadmi
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