Babi Island (Flores)
{{Short description|Island in Indonesia}}
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|location = South East Asia
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Babi Island ({{langx|id|Pulau Babi}}, literally Pig Island) is an island located off the coast of Flores, East Nusa Tenggara.
Layout
Babi is a roughly circular island{{sfn|Choi|Kim|Pelinovsky|Woo|2007|p=618}} less than {{convert|2.4|km|mi}} in diameter located {{convert|5|km|mi}} to the north of Flores. Its maximum height above sea level is {{convert|351|m|ft}}.{{sfn|USC, Flores Indonesia}} Its north end is bordered by a wide coral reef and faces the Flores Sea. Further south there is a small tidal flat where two villages were built, the majority-Christian Pagaraman to the east and majority-Muslim Kampungbaru to the west. At the southern end of the island, the barrier reef tapers.{{sfn|Dudley|Lee|1998|p=258}} It is administratively part of Sikka Regency, East Nusa Tenggara.{{sfn|NTT Government, List of Islands}}
History
1992 Flores earthquake and tsunami
On 12 December 1992, an earthquake occurred near Flores at 05:29 UTC.{{sfn|USGS, Significant Earthquakes}} Within three minutes, at least one tsunami approached Babi Island{{sfn|Dudley|Lee|1998|p=258}} from the direction of the earthquake's epicenter to the north, while a second may have hit the southwest side of the island after refracting around the southern side. The tsunami waves reached a height of {{convert|7.2|m|ft}};{{sfn|Bryant|2001|p=158-160}} this was "unexpectedly large".{{sfn|Choi|Kim|Pelinovsky|Woo|2007|p=618}} Between 263{{sfn|Bryant|2001|p=158-160}} and 700{{sfn|USGS, Significant Earthquakes}} of the island's 1,093 inhabitants were killed{{sfn|Bryant|2001|p=158-160}} and both villages were completely destroyed.{{sfn|Choi|Kim|Pelinovsky|Woo|2007|p=628}}
Diving
Babi is home to many diving sites. One, called The Crack, was formed during the 1992 earthquake. Located in a reef {{convert|20|m|ft}} below the water, the {{convert|70|cm|inch|adj=on}} crack reaches a length of {{convert|30|m|ft}}. Numerous forms of aquatic life, including eagle rays, hammerhead sharks, and spider crabs can be found there.{{sfn|Zubi, Dive sites}} This spot also becomes one of the favorite place for travelers spend their time on snorkeling and diving.
Footnotes
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Bibliography
- {{cite book |title=Tsunami: The Underrated Hazard|last=Bryant|first=Edward|year=2001|publisher=Cambridge University Press|location=New York|isbn=978-0-521-77244-0|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6lvl6i7r2CcC&dq=%22Babi+Island%22+flores&pg=PA159}}
- {{cite journal |last1=Choi |first1=Byung Ho |last2=Kim |first2=Dong Chule |last3=Pelinovsky |first3=Efim |last4=Woo |first4=Seung Buhm |year=2007 |title=Three-dimensional simulation of a tsunami run-up around conical island |journal=Coastal Engineering |volume=52 |issue=8 |pages=618–629 |publisher=Elsevier |doi=10.1016/j.coastaleng.2007.02.001 |url=http://www.flow3d.com/pdfs/tp/wat_env_tp/FloSci-Bib38-07.pdf |access-date=21 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320150823/http://www.flow3d.com/pdfs/tp/wat_env_tp/FloSci-Bib38-07.pdf |archive-date=20 March 2012 |url-status=dead }}
- {{cite book |title=Tsunami!|last1=Dudley|first1=Walter C.|last2=Lee|first2=Min|year=1998|publisher=University of Hawaii Press|location=Honolulu|isbn=978-0-585-26569-8|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iGYj3eT384MC&dq=%22Babi+Island%22+flores&pg=PA258}}
- {{cite web
| title = Significant Earthquakes of the World
| url = https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/significant/sig_1992.php
| work = United States Geological Service
| access-date =22 August 2011
| ref = {{harvid|USGS, Significant Earthquakes}}
}}
- {{cite web
|title=Daftar Pulau-pulau di NTT
|trans-title=List of Islands in East Nusa Tenggara
|url=http://www.nttprov.go.id/ntt_09/index.php?hal=pulau
|publisher=Government of East Nusa Tenggara
|access-date=22 August 2011
|ref={{harvid|NTT Government, List of Islands}}
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721135437/http://www.nttprov.go.id/ntt_09/index.php?hal=pulau
|archive-date=21 July 2011
|url-status=dead
}}
- {{cite web
| title = Dive sites in Flores, Indonesia
| last = Zubi
| first = Teresa
| url = http://starfish.ch/dive/Flores.html
| work = Starfish.ch
| access-date =22 August 2011
| ref = {{harvid|Zubi, Dive sites}}
}}
- {{cite web
| title = Flores Indonesia Tsunami Pictures
| url = http://www.usc.edu/dept/tsunamis/indonesia/flores/
| publisher = USC Civil Engineering Department
| access-date =22 August 2011
| ref = {{harvid|USC, Flores Indonesia}}
}}
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Category:Landforms of Flores Island (Indonesia)
Category:Landforms of East Nusa Tenggara