Spermonde Archipelago

The Spermonde Archipelago (also known as the Sangkarang or Pabbiring Archipelago[2]) is a group of around 120 islands off the southwest coast of Sulawesi in Indonesia, located within the Coral Triangle, between the southern arc of Sulawesi and the Strait of Makassar. They comprise two administrative districts (Kecamatan Liukang Tupabbiring and Kecamatan Liukang Tupabbiring Utara) within the Pangkajene and Islands Regency of Indonesia's South Sulawesi Province. Situated west of Makassar, the archipelago covers a land area of approximately 141 km2, and comprises around 50 vegetated islands and 70 unvegetated sand cays,[3] of which 43 in total are named. About 50 islands are inhabited, collectively home to 31,293 people at the 2020 Census,[4][5] and officially estimated at 31,513 as at mid 2021.[6]

Spermonde Archipelago
Bathymetric map of the Spermondes
Geography
LocationJava Sea
Coordinates4°52′32.16″S 119°06′51.84″E
Total islands~120
Administration
Area covered141.00 km2 (54.44 sq mi)
Demographics
Population31,513 (mid 2021 estimate)[1]
Pop. density223.5/km2 (578.9/sq mi)
Additional information
Time zone

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022.
  2. Litaay, Magdalena (2018). "Marine tunicates from Sangkarang Archipelago Indonesia: recent finding and bio-prospecting". Journal of Physics: Conference Series. 979 (1): 012003. doi:10.1088/1742-6596/979/1/012003.open access
  3. Kench, Paul S.; Mann, Thomas (2017). "Reef Island Evolution and Dynamics: Insights from the Indian and Pacific Oceans and Perspectives for the Spermonde Archipelago". Frontiers in Marine Science. 4. doi:10.3389/fmars.2017.00145. open access
  4. Glaeser, Bernhard (2018). "Sustainable coastal management for social-ecological systems—A typology approach in Indonesia". In R. R. Krishnamurthy; M.P. Jonathan; Seshachalam Srinivasalu; Bernhard Glaeser (eds.). Coastal Management: Global Challenges and Innovations. Elsevier Science. pp. 61–77. ISBN 978-0-12-810475-0.
  5. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  6. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022.



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