The sea of Sulawesi has a second name - the Celebes Sea. Little is known about it in our country, but it is a very attractive place for tourists.
Let's begin our acquaintance with this water body from the fact that we will determine where the Sulawesi Sea is.
It is located between several islands inThe Malay Archipelago, that is, in the southwestern part of the Pacific Ocean. Washes the coasts of such islands as Kalimantan (Borneo), Mindanao and the island of Sulawesi, which is of the same name to the sea.
Territories of the sea waters of Sulawesi belong to Indonesia. The area of the water area is approximately 453 thousand square kilometers.
The average depth of the sea is more than one and a half thousandmeters, the maximum figure is 6220 meters, which is by no means small. According to the temperature and climatic parameters, the described reservoir is almost identical to the neighboring sea, which is called Sulu.
On the seabed there is a large accumulation of silt sediments of hemipelagic silt of bluish color, in which there is a significant admixture of materials of volcanic origin.
As for the coastal zone, i.e.,shallow waters, then there is a lot of sand, pebbles and shell rock. Sand on the shore of white color, mostly has a coral origin, i.e. limestone. The farther from the shore, the darker the sand becomes, because the amount of volcanic impurities increases in its composition. In this regard, the coastline of the water is crystal clear, and the sand is dazzlingly white. The further from the shore, the water becomes darker.
In the sea there is a huge amount of coralreefs and atolls, where a myriad of diverse representatives of flora and fauna are concentrated. Only off the coast of. There are thick mangrove thickets in Borneo.
This region is deservedly considered to be one of the richest on a variety of living beings. Thousands and thousands of interesting animals and plants inhabit not only shallow water, but deep space.
Even the most recent studies of flora and faunaThese waters, aimed at finding new species of animals and plants, give stunning results. For example, in 2007, Filipino and American scientists in the deep water areas of the reservoir discovered such unknown animals as a black jellyfish, a floating sea cucumber, and an orange prickly worm that resembles a shrimp. This creature has a dozen tentacles that grow from the head.
Such a rich and diverse world of living beings is not surprising for this place, for the Sulawesi Sea is one of the centers of the origin of life on Earth as a whole.
Among the most famous representatives of the animal world can be identified:
The sea is located in the equatorial climatic zone, so the average water temperature in it fluctuates during the year from +26 to +29 degrees Celsius.
Interesting is the fact that the water level in the sea is slightly higher than the global oceanic level. This is due to the strong sea current of Mindanao.
The sea of Sulawesi is perfect for diving.Remember at least the world-famous Fr. Bunaken, which is famous for the whole planet with its mesmerizing sea gardens. Here you can observe thousands of species of marine coral fish, mollusks, sea stars, etc.
In addition, the sea waters incrediblea variety of different kinds of sea snakes, worms, crustaceans and all kinds of other flora and fauna. For a simple resident of Russia or any other European country, the inhabitants of the sea will be very exotic.
All this in the aggregate creates simply incredibleattractive conditions for diving, so thousands of tourists from different corners of the world go here to dive with scuba diving and enjoy the sea beauties and riches.
The Sea of Sulawesi is little known in Russia, and inthe rest of the world knows not so many people about him. But this little-known, on the contrary, adds a peculiar zest to this place, which has not yet been spoiled by crowds of tourists coming.
Not only is the sea excessively rich in marineanimals and plants, so the shores of islands washed by it have fantastically picturesque beaches, and the azure waters and palm trees on the shore only supplement this landscape, creating a simply fabulous, paradisiacal view.
Sulawesi is one of the hotbeds of a hugecongestion of animal and plant species, therefore its waters should be especially protected, but in reality the government of Indonesia does not deal with this issue to the proper extent.
Every year more and more people in the world attendthis is a unique sea as a holidaymaker. In Russia, this tourist direction has so far been poorly mastered, but the general trend towards an increase in the interest of Russians to this sea is also observed. Especially for this there are all the prerequisites. This direction has huge prospects for development and in the coming years can seriously compete with leisure in Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines.
