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Kemujan Island

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Kemujan Island
Native name:
Pulau Kemujan
Beach on Kemujan
Map
Geography
Coordinates5°48′S 110°28′E / 5.800°S 110.467°E / -5.800; 110.467
ArchipelagoKarimunjawa Islands
Adjacent toJava Sea

Kemujan Island (Indonesian: Pulau Kemujan) is an island in the Karimunjawa Islands of Indonesia. It is administered as part of the Jepara Regency, Central Java. Kemujan is the second largest of the Karinmunjawas, and is less forested than the larger Karimun Island.[1] The island is serviced by Dewadaru Airport.[2]

The economy of the island is based around fishing and tourism.[3] Kemujan island also contains rare, naturally-exposed iron ore deposits.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Fuentes, Agustín (2011-04-14). Monkeys on the Edge: Ecology and Management of Long-Tailed Macaques and their Interface with Humans. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-139-50041-8.
  2. ^ "Karimun Jawa Marine National Park - Indonesia Travel". www.indonesia.travel. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  3. ^ Nations, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United (2018-11-09). Marine protected areas:: Interactions with fishery livelihoods and food security. Food & Agriculture Org. ISBN 978-92-5-109606-2.
  4. ^ Iron Ore Mineralization Potential: A Case Study of Karimunjawa Islands, Central Java. Sandy H.S. Herho , Wahyu Dwijo Santoso Meteorology Study Program, Faculty of Earth Sciences and Technology, Institut Teknologi Bandung 2Geological Engineering Study Program, Faculty of Earth Sciences and Technology, Institut Teknologi Bandung