UPLIFTED SANDS OF BATANTA
Location | Northern of Batanta |
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Coordinate | 00o46,730’S and 130o40,407’E |
Characteristics | Geological process (recent sedimentation and uplift) and history |
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Geology
Uplifted sands at Batanta area
The white sand plain in north of Batanta Island located at coordinates 00o46,730’S and 130o40,407’E is composed of coarse-grained limestones and coral fragments. These deposits come from the destruction of coral reefs that have been uplifted by active tectonics.
This geological heritage site is also included in the category or criteria for regionally valuable geological sites in West Papua and has good value in scientific and educational aspects, so it is very suitable as a natural laboratory to be studied and researched so that it will be useful for future generations.
Dataran yang memiliki pasir putih di utara Pulau Batanta ini disusun oleh butiran batu gamping dan pecahan koral berukuran kasar. Butiran lepas ini merupakan hancuran terumbu koral yang mengalami pengangkatan oleh tektonik aktif.
Situs warisan geologi ini juga masuk dalam kategori atau kriteria situs geologi bernilai regional Papua Barat dan memiliki nilai yang baik dalam aspek Ilmiah dan Pendidikan, sehingga sangat cocok menjadi laboratorium alam untuk dipelajari dan diteliti sehingga bermanfaat ke generasi yang akan datang.
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