LANDMARK INDONESIA

HISTORIES

Indonesia with an area of ​​1,990,250 km2 geographically located between two continents (Continental Asia and Continental Australia) and two Oceans (Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean). Indonesia is also an archipelagic country with 13,478 islands, the number of which is registered to the United Nations, identified under the methods and definitions of UN conventions.In zoogeography, Indonesia is separated by the Wallace line, this line separates the western part (Oriental region, Indo-malayan sub region) and the eastern part (Australian region, Austro-malayan subregion). This line is located between the island of Bali and the island of Lombok in the south and between the island of Borneo and the island of Sulawesi in the North. The western part includes; the island of Sumatra, the island of Java and the island of Borneo (the territory of Indonesia called Borneo) and small islands in the vicinity, while in the east there; Sulawesi island, Irian Jaya, Sumbawa island, Flores island, Sumba island and small islands located in the vicinity. This is because the fauna contained in Indonesia is the same fauna type with fauna that comes from the continent of Asia and the continent of Australia.While fitogeografi, Indonesia belongs to Paleotropical kingdom; Indo-malaysian subkingdom; Malaysian region (Lincoln et al, 1998). The different geographic distribution of fauna and flora is strongly influenced by their respective abilities in dispersal and barrier. Animals always have a certain cruise range and especially terrestrial animals, which are limited by geographical barriers. While plants have a wide distribution by means of diverse dispersion.Why is the fauna found in the western part of the Wallace line distinct from that in the east? What is the main factor that causes this?This paper will discuss about the geographical history of Indonesia's geographic region, so our question about the influence of Asian and Australian continents in fauna and flora in Indonesia can be understood in more detail.The Thousand Islands (officially Kepulauan Seribu) are a chain of islands to the north of Jakarta's coast. It forms the only regency of Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia. It consists of a string of 108 islands[1] stretching 45 km (28 mi) north into the Java Sea at West Jakarta Bay and in fact north of Banten Province.

A decree[2] states that 36 islands may be used for recreation. Of these, only 13 islands are fully developed: 11 islands are homes to resorts and two islands are historic parks. 23 are privately owned and are not open to the public.[3] The rest of the islands are either uninhabited or support a fishing village