Karimunjawa

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Karimunjawa is an island chain stretching in a northwesternly direction 83 km from Jepara, Central Java. This archipelago is a group of 27 island in the Java Sea. The islands are well-known for the diversity of reefs which becomes the main characteristic of the islands. The reefs are a mixture of fringing, barrier, and patch with bottom depths ranging from 15 to 40 meters. Up to this date Karimunjawa has 12 dive sites. Most of the diving is done on the fringing reefs around the islands, as well as submerged reefs, and shipwrecks. The sites are all to the west of the main island. In the early 19th century, the islands were the site of a penal settlement.