Agus Hartoko
Indonesia
Research Article
New Paradigm of Marine Geopark Concept and Information System Based of Webserver at Bangka Belitung Islands, Indonesia
Author(s): Agus Hartoko, Eddy Jajang Jaya Atmaja, Ghiri Basuki Putra, Irvani Fachruddin, Rio Armanda Agustian and M HelmiAgus Hartoko, Eddy Jajang Jaya Atmaja, Ghiri Basuki Putra, Irvani Fachruddin, Rio Armanda Agustian and M Helmi
Based on UNESCO, Geopark is a defined area with a series of specific geological features, variety of endemic
flora and fauna aimed for local and regional educational and economic development. Several areas in Indonesia had
been designated as geopark and one of them is at Bangka Belitung Province by Indonesian Geopark Authority in
2017. Potential development of Bangka Belitung Geopark based on the uniqueness of its million years old granite
rocks, but mostly were located and land-based and none referred to coastal and islands oriented. This paper will
focused to explore and develop the uniqueness of coastal areas and islands into a new concept of Marine Geopark
paradigm as a cluster of geological uniqueness of granite rocks, its endemic coastal flora and fauna, maritime
anthropology as well as many type of sunken war-ship and merchant treasures. Aims of the study were to explore
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DOI:
10.4172/2473-3350.1000464