Bunaken Island
An island of 8 square kilometres off the northern tip of Sulawesi, part of Bunaken National Marine Park and administered by Manado. Divers come for its steep coral walls dropping away close to shore.
- Where
- Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 1.6230, 124.7652
Get the Bunaken Island stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Bunaken Island. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your North Sulawesi volume with your photos and a note.
Near Bunaken Island
Christ Blessing 22 km
A statue of Jesus with arms raised in blessing at the top of a residential estate in Manado. It stands 50 metres tall, a 30 metre figure on a 20 metre pedestal, made from metal fibre and steel.
Tangkoko Nature Reserve 48 km
A nature reserve of 8,718 hectares in northern Sulawesi, 70 kilometres from Manado, taking in Mount Tangkoko, Mount Dua Saudara and Mount Batuangus. It is one of the best places to see tiny tarsiers at dusk and troops of black crested macaques.
Togian Islands 377 km
An archipelago of 56 islands and many islets in the Gulf of Tomini off Central Sulawesi, the largest including Batudaka, Togean and Una-Una. One of its villages is home to the Bajau, the sea nomads, and the islands are ringed with coral reefs.
Raja Ampat 672 km
An archipelago of more than 1,500 islands, cays and shoals off the Bird's Head of New Guinea, its name meaning the Four Kings after the main islands of Misool, Salawati, Batanta and Waigeo. Its reefs are among the richest in marine life on Earth.
Ambon Island 694 km
A mountainous, well watered island in the Maluku group, once at the heart of the clove trade. Its main town, Ambon, is the capital and seaport of Maluku province, set on a deep bay in the south.
Derawan Islands 709 km
A group of 31 islands in the Sulawesi Sea off East Kalimantan, the best known being Derawan, Kakaban, Maratua and Sangalaki. Turtles nest on its beaches, and Kakaban holds an inland lake full of jellyfish that do not sting.
Sipadan Island 736 km
Malaysia's only oceanic island, formed by coral growing on an extinct volcano and rising 600 metres from the floor of the Celebes Sea. More than 400 species of fish live around its reef wall, and divers rank it among the finest sites anywhere.
Mabul Island 741 km
A small island off the south-east coast of Sabah that has been a fishing village since the 1970s. Its nearness to Sipadan brought the divers in the 1990s, and resorts on stilts now share the shore with village houses.
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Questions
Where is Bunaken Island?
Bunaken Island is in Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Christ Blessing (22 km), Tangkoko Nature Reserve (48 km), Togian Islands (377 km).
How do I get the Bunaken Island stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Bunaken Island and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your North Sulawesi volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Bunaken Island before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your North Sulawesi volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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