It must have been one of the worst nightmares every boy has ever had – a deserted island! However, as they grow up, they develop an actual interest in adventure, travel and exploration. With Global Travel Market projected to reach $903 Billion by 2022, this has not returned mere fantasy to reality.
These days, when you go on a vacation and your favourite vacation spot is one with a scenic outlook and tons of beaches, the well-shot and organised itineraries may have already gotten you all excited about a planned trip to the half-deserted land called Landfall Island.
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Landfall Island History
Landfall Island, also known as Latter Day Rock (or LDR) or Petit Palmarin is a small island located just 280 kilometres away from the tip of New Caledonia. It has been designated as an icon of “decolonization” in both media and political circles due to its ownership dispute between France and Australia. The four-square km landmass had been uninhabited since Europeans colonised it but sailing ships reached Land. LDR was officially uninhabited since 1900, although there were a couple of reports about non-inhabitant sightings by seamen who frequented the island.
As petit Palmaron , is just 280 kilometers from New Caledonia’s Loyauté Island . The 1 square kilometre French Landfall Island (formerly called Latter Day Rock or Petit Palmarin) has been inhabited only since then and the 4-square kilometre Australian Landfall Island was uninhabited until 1883.
Climate
Landfall Island has a tropical rainforest climate, with mean maximum temperatures ranging from 20 to 29 °C during the wet season and 25 to 30 °C in the dry season. This is due to Landfall’s location close enough to New Caledonia that it receives oceanic trade winds while being subject only a modest amount of solar radiation.
The average annual temperature here varies between 10-15 ° C higher than at L oyauté Island (26.0 °C at Landfall compared to 23.5° on Loyauté).
It is also close enough for this landmass to be classified as a Class B tropical cyclone site, which means that only moderate wind speeds are required for strong gales and where sea levels accumulated with each storm can cause dangerous surf conditions . (22-24m 2).
Landfalls’ inland location provides a stable environment that creates conditions conducive to the growth of rainforest trees, including giant buttresses and significant understory vegetation. The average annual rainfall is 1,041 mm (40 in) with a monthly range of 240-1020 mm (9-39 in). The mean humidity is 80%.
Culture
In 1883. The Australian navigator John T. Keedick claimed Landfall Island for the British Crown and declared it United Kingdom territory , stating in his report that he made observations of land, flora and fauna during three trips to the island on 14 January 1861 (when “Birnie struck a stick ashore”), 13 July 1862 (while bound from New Guinea back to Sydney) and 26 December 1863 (after having sailed via Fiji). Also , “During our stay at a large temporary council fire at lloyauté…I understood that the island had been marked on charts as being within the British Colonial Protectorate of New Guinea and I obtained permission to set it so by writing on some pieces of bark”.
Keedick (3929) sent frequent updates about his activities in Upper Blue, stating that he would contact Captain Powell for further instructions. Keedick described this particular station under the Loyauté River on 21 July 1861 as: “…a large island of considerable extent facing to the N.W., having cocoa-nut palms … and an abundance of land birds, principally lorikeets… A short distance away are great masses of granite (?) which have been detached from their neighbours in a remarkable manner”.
Government services
Landfall Island has been a centre for coconut production with an important port. The island had, until 2009 the only government hospital and three police stations serving “Bluewater”, Ternate, Biak and Manokwari to some extent. There were two small dedicated navy boats stationed at this isolated island which could ferry around 100 servicemen per month between Kupang in Timor Leste (East Timor) or Lamap Teluk on the Indonesian side of the Timor Sea. These ‘cruise’ boats were running under the flag of Papua New Guinea and received subsidies from Australia to promote formal relations with Indonesia but was turned down because it is not recognised by Netherlands, an argument that has been used as a loophole since 1989 when West Papuans began claiming their autonomous territory on Tanimbar until they constitute more than 99% of population in twenty districts in Seram regency north.
Tourism
With the growing tourism industry in East Timor, there has been continuous talk of landing planes at isolated ‘bird islands’ such as this one. It would provide a somewhat exclusive opportunity to visit both land and water-based destinations along with their different species of birds literally within minutes by airplane flight from this village.
However air services are relatively expensive compared with boats (captains salaries alone could be Rp 1 million per month ) but some form of high speed or supersonic service has been proposed to reduce length of time required queuing at airport and so offer a more upscale tourism experience. Until the early 1990s, Ender Gudang Sulawesi was actually a municipality in Indonesia.
Then on January 2003 it became an ‘eldorado’ island through special decree by Yusril Ihza Mahendra of Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat (Repulic’s Representative Council). Most previous business and economic activities are local to this area with almost no manufactured goods enter therein until the year 2001.
Transport
In the old days, most of population had to rely on horses or bicycles. Nowadays given the high level of development in urban areas and decent road network where ‘villagers’ dependent on cross-border movement for daily necessities such as food stuffs (rarely fish), price of everything became cheaper than decades ago with no need for any monetary exchange whatsoever.
As a result people from all over Indonesia move often in search only benefit not spending full time ia temporary places of employment, especially for women and children due to high rate of taxation imposed at that place.
The village is accessible by a well-maintained road from neighbouring Pematangsiantar which prides itself on being the Capital City in South Sulawesi Province . Local travel continues eastwards towards Lake Bonehar where it meets up with another small settlement ‘Malang Karya’. The distance between Ender Gudang’s.
Cuisine
There are only three foods (foods not to be confused with food dishes) that have been common in this area, resulting into the name “Gudang” given by Yusril Ihza Mahendra of Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat (Repulic’s Representative Council). ‘(1)’Nasi-kembar: rice cooked as breakfast offering similar comfort and smoothness compared to banana – rice ‘prepared’ in various ways by different families.
‘(2)sotong manis: prawns fresh bought from Pematangsiantar City – price is cheaper than those that were offered as freshly peeled and parboiled at the market (nasi-kembar street), although slightly more expensive price of fatty meat, 6 to 7 pesang per kilogram , was compared with a quarter of this sum spent on cooking it whole.
Wildlife
In this fertile land of Ender Gudang (1) , a pet commodity that is economically important are an addition to the many different types of trees, in this area can be found over 250 species and another unique type called ‘cende’. These tall twisting cemmaes grow up to 30 metres high as though they were depending on each other.
One particular characteristic that used by community members when communicating with each other e.g., business, or just in general socializing can be seen from the number of chairs that have been placed around a table using wooden cubes.
In addition to speaking Yabasa (1999) will write about this area with its history and culture. In writing down all research results across Ender Gudang has aligned according to qualitative data/information as indispensable for understanding who we are related both geographically, socio-economically and culturally before starting more specific topics.
Conclusion
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FAQs
1.What Make The Land Look Like An Archipelago?
Ans: The region is mainly made up by islands and therefore referred to as an “archipelago”. Every time you enjoy the sunrise or sunset its a miracle since it looks like we are seeing many islands where we have high mountains, low grounds, deep waters etc… in short Ender Gudang just got more beauty every day!
2.Which Country Is Andaman And Nicobar Islands?
Ans: The land is a part of the union territory of India (an island in the Indian Ocean) plus it belongs to Indonesia. The west side is known as Andaman and Nicobar; while its east was named long ago by local inhabitants – “Nusa Tenggara” or “North Islands”. We still call this land from our people as Nusa Tenggara, which means North Islands.
3.Is Coco Island Part Of China?
Ans: No, Cocos Island is in the Pacific Ocean. It has been part of Indonesia since 2004. So if you are coming from Batam or Lombok these places will only be a stopover to get visas to enter China rather than exploring more destinations with China as its destination (Coco Island).
4.How Many DWIP Are In India?
Ans: In India there are more than 200,000 kilometres of roads and around 130 lakh DWIP (Driving While Intoxicated) drivers are causing thousands of deaths every year. In fact in four months alone 2014 (Jan-Apr), 2193 people have died due to accidents caused by drunk driving . If you add up all the traffic jams on Indian highways over a month it is estimated that close to 5 million tons has been stuck because of these kinds.
5.Which Is The Smallest Island In India?
Ans: The smallest island in India is Euphoria Island which lies between the two islands of Agatti and Kalpeni. The important thing about this tiny uninhabited measure 12 rooms on it.Well, even though it may look bigger from a distance but actually its exact opposite from reality! It’s no wonder that Malaysia has more DWIP drivers & occupants than all other countries combined put together.
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