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Location of the stone hills not too far from Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan provincial capital, is only 34 km to the northwest. If we cross the stone hill region, on the left Jalan Raya Palangkaraya - Kasongan, a view of a hill behind the stone looks very exotic residential and grove of trees. Large rocks are black-gray. This is a famous hill in the community and surrounding Palangkaraya, named Tangkiling Hill, hereinafter defined as the name for the 2 conservation areas: Nature Reserve and Nature Park of Tangkiling Hill.

Flora

Types of plants found in the Nature Reserve area of Tangkiling Hill, other opposition (Tristania obovata), Meranti (Shorea sp), Tengkawang (Shorea spp), Geronggang (Cratoxylon arborescens), and others.

Fauna

The types of animals found in the Nature Reserve of Tangkiling Hill., among others:
Deer (Cervus sp), Crocodile sapit (Tomistoma schlenegelli), Bird Tekukur (Streptillia chinensis), Bird Cucak rowo (Pycnonotus zeylanicus) and other - other.

Sangalaki Island

Sangalaki as one of the Islands, is a attractive dive destination as it is known for the large manta rays that come here to feed their plankton. The Manta 's show mostly up at the north part of Sangalaki Islands, and come from all directions. The Manta's are often seen at the surface waterline, and even when snorkeling the Manta's can be easy seen. Here you can swim with the elegant moving Manta' s which have a wing weight of more then two meters.
Sangalaki has dive reefs from 4 to 40 meters deep, and a serie of ridges with sandy bottom. Coral and gorgonian sea fans with reef fishes, are part of Sangalaki 's beauty dive side, near some ship wreaks. Fishes that can be found near Sangalaki are several species of scorpionfishes, jawfishes, mandarin fishes, frogfishes and ribbon eels.

Sangalaki is famous of it's breeding ground of the green turtles. Sangalaki houses a Turtle Foundation that ensures to lay their eggs as a future safeguard, with your visit you help donate survival and have the opportunity to learn more about the Turtles and the Foundations work.

For visitors who like to spot the Turtles, at night the turtles come ashore on the beach to lay their eggs and small baby turtles can be seen regularly, when they hatch.

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