The Talang Satang National Park is a national park in Kuching Division, Sarawak, Malaysia.[1] It is Sarawak's first marine protected area, and covers the four islands Pulau Talang-Talang Besar, Pulau Talang-Talang Kecil, Pulau Satang Besar and Pulau Satang Kecil and surrounding coral reefs.
Talang Satang is open to nature tourism although its primary purpose is nature conservation. Activities that visitors can engage in are scubadiving and snorkeling, but only outside the area of protection and conservation.[2]
Northern view from Sematan Palm Beach Resort showing Talang-talang Islands.
Talang Satang National Park is a coastal marine habitat with sandy beaches, mudflats, and rocky shores. Satang Besar and Talang-talang Islands have been identified as breeding grounds for turtles. Coral reefs and seagrass can also be found around these islands.[3]
Turtle conservationedit
The park was established to protect marine turtles; four species of marine turtles are known to nest in the park, including green turtles and hawksbill turtles.
Although turtles come ashore all year round, the main nesting season is from April to October.[4]
talang, satang, national, park, national, park, kuching, division, sarawak, malaysia, sarawak, first, marine, protected, area, covers, four, islands, pulau, talang, talang, besar, pulau, talang, talang, kecil, pulau, satang, besar, pulau, satang, kecil, surrou. The Talang Satang National Park is a national park in Kuching Division Sarawak Malaysia 1 It is Sarawak s first marine protected area and covers the four islands Pulau Talang Talang Besar Pulau Talang Talang Kecil Pulau Satang Besar and Pulau Satang Kecil and surrounding coral reefs Talang Satang National ParkIUCN category II national park Satang portion of the national park near the mouth of the Rambungan River showing Satang Besar and Satang Kecil Islands Talang SatangLocationSarawak MalaysiaNearest cityKuchingCoordinates1 47 N 110 10 E 1 783 N 110 167 E 1 783 110 167Area206 6 km2 79 8 sq mi Established1999Talang Satang is open to nature tourism although its primary purpose is nature conservation Activities that visitors can engage in are scubadiving and snorkeling but only outside the area of protection and conservation 2 Contents 1 Geography 2 Turtle conservation 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksGeography edit nbsp Northern view from Sematan Palm Beach Resort showing Talang talang Islands Talang Satang National Park is a coastal marine habitat with sandy beaches mudflats and rocky shores Satang Besar and Talang talang Islands have been identified as breeding grounds for turtles Coral reefs and seagrass can also be found around these islands 3 Turtle conservation editThe park was established to protect marine turtles four species of marine turtles are known to nest in the park including green turtles and hawksbill turtles Although turtles come ashore all year round the main nesting season is from April to October 4 See also editList of national parks of MalaysiaReferences edit Talang Satang National Park Sarawak Tourism Board Retrieved 2019 05 17 Talang Satang National Park Sarawak Forestry Corporation sarawakforestry com Retrieved 2021 05 11 Mohd Long Shabdin 2014 Sarawak Coastal Biodiversity A Current Status Kuroshio Science 8 1 73 86 Retrieved 19 June 2023 Talang Talang Islands Sarawak s most important turtle sanctuary Borneo Adventure Retrieved 2021 05 11 External links editTalang Satang National Park Sarawak Tourism Board nbsp This Sarawak location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article related to a protected area in Asia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Talang Satang National Park amp oldid 1196530202, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
