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Misool Island, Raja Ampat, Indonesia
Above the reefs
Looming just off Bird's Head Peninsula, the Raja Ampat island chain sits smack in the middle of the Coral Triangle – a vast region astride the Pacific and Indian oceans that includes the world's most biodiverse marine zones. Of all the coral species that build reefs, more than three-quarters are found in pockets of the Triangle, though it covers less than 2% of the world ocean's total area. Raja Ampat is renowned as one of the top hotspots for seeing aquatic life, particularly as a place where divers can swim with both reef-dwelling and oceangoing manta rays – two populations seldom seen together.
Above the reefs
Looming just off Bird's Head Peninsula, the Raja Ampat island chain sits smack in the middle of the Coral Triangle – a vast region astride the Pacific and Indian oceans that includes the world's most biodiverse marine zones. Of all the coral species that build reefs, more than three-quarters are found in pockets of the Triangle, though it covers less than 2% of the world ocean's total area. Raja Ampat is renowned as one of the top hotspots for seeing aquatic life, particularly as a place where divers can swim with both reef-dwelling and oceangoing manta rays – two populations seldom seen together.
Its name means "Four Kings", but the islands in this chain number closer to 1,500.
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