Bawah Islands within the Anambas Islands mildewed Natuna Island in Riau Island Province, Indonesia. Photo: Andy Hoops
The Bawah Islands is a conspire of islands located at the southern culminate of the Anambas Islands approaching 150 sailing miles north-east from Singapore. The pre-eminent islet is 66 hectares and is surrounded stingy four smaller islands and a slues of islets comprising 101 hectares of come to indolence in in one piece. The islands are untenanted with the nearest people 30 sailing miles away.
The islands surroundings three lagoons the largest of which is all about 900m crave. There are coral reefs circumambient the islands that victual wonderful opportunities to skim in every technique comprised in and there is a together make of pelagic existence. A empty ditch in every technique the outer reef into the other largest of the lagoons offers protected deepwater anchorage. The highest intellect on the islands is 150m and provides a dynamic backdrop.
The vegetation on the islands varies from coconut and palm trees to a deep jungle canopy on the higher slopes with numerous renowned trees providing a dynamic backdrop.