Jaco Island

Jaco (also: Jako, in Fataluku: Totina, Tontina ) is a Southeast Asian island of the archipelago of the Lesser Sunda Islands. Jaco is the eastern tip (Cape Cutcha ) upstream of the island of Timor and part of East Timor ( Suco and subdistrict Tutuala, District loud ).

Overview

The densely forested island is part of the Nino Konis Santana National Park. It is surrounded by coral reefs and limestone cliffs. Jaco is considered by the local people as sacred, because here the northerly Banda ( feto Tasi, the woman sea ) and the south to Timor Sea ( Tasi Mane, Men's Sea) meet.

In principle, to enter the island, fishing and swimming is therefore prohibited ( tara Bandu ). Today, however, go fishing tourists to the sandy beaches of Jaco for snorkeling and diving. Accommodation on the island but will continue not allowed. In February and March ( Eunice viridis) are harvested on the north coast from the sea at Mechi, great feasts Meci worms.

The only building on the island is a lighthouse from the Indonesian occupation, an approximately 35 m high, white skeleton tower. In 2010 he was off.

At about 8 km ² and up to 100 meters high island rare birds live like the Great Cuckoo Dove ( Macropygia magna ) and the fathead Orpheus ( Pachycephala orpheus ). Here will also find mane deer ( Rusa timorensis ), who in the absence of fresh water on the island accustomed to drink salt water. The beaches in the southeast are sea turtles to lay their eggs. In the surrounding waters you can watch whales and dolphins in addition to numerous species of fish.

After the island, the East Timorese warship Jaco ( P211 ) is named.

Marine life in Jaco

Lighthouse of Jaco