Bunaken Beach

Bunaken beach is located at the northern tip of the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Bunaken is a part of the Bunaken National Marine Park. Scuba diving attracts many visitors to the island Bunaken National Park extends over an area of 890.65 km².
The waters of Bunaken National Marine Park are up to 1,566m deep in Manado Bay. It has a high diversity of - corals, fish, echinoderms or sponges. Notably, 7 of the 8 species of giant clams that occur in the world, occur in Bunaken. It also claims to have seven times more genera of coral than Hawaii, and has more than 70% of all the known fish species of the Indo- Western Pacific Oceanic currents may explain, in part, why Bunaken National Marine Park has such a high level of biodiversity.Northeasternly currents generally sweep through the park but abundant counter currents and gyros related to lunar cycles are believed to be a trap for free swimming larvae. This is particularly true on the south side of the crescent-shaped Bunaken Island, lying in the heart of the park.